Problem based learning
I have been reading more and more about this lately. Since I am working on a meta-analysis with my professor Andrew Walker here at Utah State University I've been exposed to a lot of literature on the subject. But recently I have found that others are seeing the benefits this teaching strategy has for the K-12 area and how it benefits students so they can be better learners. This is so fascinating to me. I want younger people to be prepared to learn their entire lives. I want them to value learning and be motivated to learn. I am starting to see where PBL can be a great strategy to accomplish this. Now I just need to do some research on it and prove with empirical evidence that it is helpful...
Comments
this is a pretty cool blog! I was looking through some old emails and saw that you had sent out this link.
I also think problem-based learning is quite promising and I've been wondering about the similarities between PBL and problem-centered learning, specifically First Principles. I think it would be interesting to really understand the differences because they are both (I think) very valid.
Anyway, great work, here!