ERIC Number: EJ1041376
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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Why Problem-Based Learning Works: Theoretical Foundations
Marra, Rose M.; Jonassen, David H.; Palmer, Betsy; Luft, Steve
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, v25 n3-4 p221-238 2014
Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional method where student learning occurs in the context of solving an authentic problem. PBL was initially developed out of an instructional need to help medical school students learn their basic sciences knowledge in a way that would be more lasting while helping to develop clinical skills simultaneously. Although PBL addresses this specific need, it is also based in sound educational theories and paradigms. The author addresses those theoretical foundations of PBL, which, in turn, help readers to understand why PBL can be effective as well as enable them to diagnose and improve PBL applications when things are not going quite as planned.
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Constructivism (Learning), Communities of Practice, Knowledge Level, Educational Environment, Learning Processes, Metacognition, Student Evaluation, Case Studies, Engineering Education, College Faculty, College Students, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Minnesota
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