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Essential readings in problem-based learning : exploring and extending the legacy of Howard S. Barrows
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, Andrew (Andrew Elbert)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Barrows, Howard S., 1928-.
- Computer-assisted instruction.
- Education, Higher.
- Problem-based learning.
- Local Subjects:
- Barrows, Howard S., 1928-.
- Computer-assisted instruction.
- Education, Higher.
- Problem-based learning.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (399 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Purdue University Press 2015
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book surveys the state of problem-based learning and assesses the impact of this innovative educational methodology on teaching and research effectiveness across a range of disciplines and in a variety of organizational contexts.
- Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Section I: The Process and Structure of Problem-Based Learning; Overview of Problem-Based Learning: Definitions and Distinctions; All Problems Are Not Equal: Implications for Problem-Based Learning; The Learning Space in Problem-Based Learning; Theoretical Anchors for Barrows' PBL Tutor Guidelines; Problem-Based Learning: Goals for Learning and Strategies for Facilitating; Section II: New Contexts for Problem-Based Learning; Essentials for PBL Implementation: Fostering Collaboration, Transforming Roles, and Scaffolding Learning
- Blended Learning and PBL: An Interactional Ethnographic Approach to Understanding Knowledge Construction in SituExamination of Content Acquisition Using Problem-Based Learning in Career and Technical Education Courses at the Middle School Level; The GlobalEd 2 Simulations: Promoting Positive Academic Dispositions in Middle School Students in a Web-Based PBL Environment; Section III: Combining Problem-Based Learning With Other Interventions; Building Theory-Practice Nexus in Pre-Service Physics Teacher Education Through Problem-Based Learning
- Problem-Based Learning as the Instructional Approach to Field Learning in the Secondary School SettingDistributing Scaffolding Across Multiple Levels: Individuals, Small Groups, and a Class of Students; Preparation for Future Learning: Exploring the Efficacy of Problem-Based Learning and Cross-Curricular Experiences; Problem-Based Learning as a Means of Revealing Unseen Academic Potential; Drugs, Devices, and Desires: A Historical Exploration of Medical Technology; Section IV: Summarizing and Assessing the Impact of Problem-Based Learning
- A Scientometric, Large-Scale Data, and Visualization-Based Analysis of the PBL LiteratureA Meta-Analysis of Problem-Based Learning: Examination of Education Levels, Disciplines, Assessment Levels, Problem Types, Implementation Types, and Reasoning Strategies; Exploring the Relationships Between Tutor Background, Tutor Training, and Student Learning: A Problem-Based Learning Meta-Analysis; PBL Effectiveness, Tensions, and Practitioner Implications; Epilogue; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61249-367-X
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