Problem based learning (PBL)
- 2. History of PBL • Developed in the 1960’s by Howard Barrow and colleagues • McMaster University. (Canada) • Reasoning behind PBL • Not satisfied with the education • The content learned was not relevant to subject matter • The inability to apply skills and knowledge to real life situation. Dr. Howard Barrow
- 3. Key Points of PBL • Learners are challenge with problem-solving problems with multiple answers. • Students are place into groups. • Discuss the problem with each other • Come with collaborative answer • Teachers are facilitators of learning • Students are self driven • Teachers do not teach facts to them nor test them on facts. • Questions are open ended
- 4. Students Aspects • Students apply knowledge to future problems • Increases students’ motivation • Enhances problem-solving skills • Enhances critical thinking skills • Promotes content learning • Group work (Collaborating work) • Students reflect their answers with each other Concept wheel of PBL
- 5. Example Question • Example Question: Where do you see yourself in five years? • The question is open ended and has multiple right answers • Process • Students will use facts about themselves • Students will then in a group discuss about • In-between steps the students will revaluated information gather • The teacher will guide but not tell what to write • Conclusion • Students use facts about themselves and gather information to be able to answer the question. • Student will be more engage
- 6. Teacher Aspect • Teachers are facilitators of learning • Assist in giving knowledge when student has no prior knowledge • Teachers guide more than teach • Open ended question based • They have more than on answer • Teachers promote the students to bring facts they know to answer question • Teachers promote the students to find facts themselves to answer questions • ; PBL Classroom at Gadjah Mada University
- 7. Criticisms • Positive Perks • Content concepts are retain more • Motive collaborative learning • Students are self-motivated/driven • Negative Perks • Challenging for the teacher • Time consuming • Forming questions • Grading questions • Planning • Questions may be too challenging • Based on what the students know (Question may reference information they don’t know.) • Students have to figure out what facts are necessary for the question
- 8. Bibliography Wikipedia. (2012, November 17). Problem-based learning. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem-based_learning SUI School of Medicine. (2011, April 28). In memorium dr. howard barrow. Retrieved from http://www.siumed.edu/pubs/aspects/34- 2/memorium.html Learning Theories Knowledgebase (2012, November). Problem-Based Learning (PBL) at Learning-Theories.com. Retrieved November 17th, 2012 from http://www.learning-theories.com/problem-based- learning-pbl.html Problem based learning. (2000). Retrieved from http://www.personal.psu.edu/wxh139/PBL.htm