PBL LEARNING

PBL LEARNING

1. KEY FEATURES

   • BASED ON A REAL PROBLEM
     • ATTENTION GRABBER
     • RELEVANT TO THE STUDENT
     • BETTER IF THEY´RE FAMILIAR WITH IT
   • THE TUTOR AS FACILITATOR TO ESTIMULATE ACTIVE LEARNING
   • STUDENTS WORK IN SMALL GROUPS AND STUDY BY THEMSELVES
   • ALLOW TIME
   • INVOLVES PRE & POST DISCUSSIONS
   • THE SEVEN JUMP

2. WHAT´S THE ROLE OF THE TUTOR?

   • PRESENT THE PROBLEM ... CLARIFY ..THE 7 JUMP
   • OBSERVER OF A POSITIVE PROCESS
     • MANAGE GROUP DYNAMICS
   • ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
   • CREATE POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

3. TASK DEFINITION

   • ENGAGE STUDENTS
   • CLOSE TO THEIR REALITY - FAMILIAR - RELEVANT
   • ALLOW TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS YOU WANT
   • CREATE SOME CONFUSION
   • NOT TOO STRUCTURED
   • LINK TO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
   • ALLOW THEM TO SEARCH
   • MAY NEED SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION

4. EVALUATION

   • SHOULD BE PRE, POST & DURING
   • BASED ON SKILLS SUCH AS COLLABORATION
   • MULTIPLE: USE SELF & PEER ASSESSMENT
   • CAN USE PORTFOLIO

5. DIFF VS CASE STUDY

   • PBL MAY HAVE MORE ANSWERS
   • BOTH STIMULATE CRITICAL THINKING
   • PBL PROVIDES LIMITED INFORMATION
   • CASE STUDY IS MORE STRUCTURED. MAY HAVE A PATH