Problem-based learning : perspectives, methods and challenges / Ruth Henderson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Henderson, Ruth, editor.

Series:

Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.

Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World

Standardized Title:

Problem-based learning (Nova Science Publishers : 2016)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Problem-based learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Problem-based learning (PBL) is a learner-centred approach that was conceptualised for graduate-entry medicine to prepare students for patient encounters in clinical practice. In PBL, under the guidance of a skilled tutor, small groups of students engage with ill-structured problems to identify gaps in their knowledge and understanding which they then research during the week and return to discuss their findings and to address any inconsistencies. With PBL designed for graduate students in a Western context in the 1960s, it has been adapted and customised, sometimes to such an extent that the approach is no longer recognisable as PBL. This excessive adaptation has clouded measurement of its educational effectiveness. Notwithstanding, PBL has been widely implemented in many disciplines and is now firmly entrenched as a small group, collaborative and active learning approach. This book discusses the perspectives, methods and challenges of problem-based learning.

Contents:

Understanding students' experiences of problem-based learning through an analysis of Basil Bernstein's pedagogic device / Steven W. Whitcombe and Teena J. Clouston

Invisible pedagogy : developing problem-based learning in digital contexts / Wendy Barber and Roland vanOostveen

Problem-based learning, best practice in high school science teaching / María Esther Urrutia Aguilar, Mónica Aburto Arciniega, Rosalinda Guevara Guzmán, Irene Durante Montiel, and Angélica Arce Cedeño

Introduction of problem-based learning in an undergraduate medical education program : challenges and opportunities in curricular reform / Kulsoom Ghias and Rashida Ahmed

Problem-based learning in undergraduate medicine : perspectives, challenges and approaches / Michelle McLeanhool of Pharmacy : 12 Years of Experience and Continued Evolvement / Heather A. Kehr and Jacqueline L. Olin

Science education through problem-based learning : a review of research focused on students / Laurinda Leite, Luís Dourado and Sofia Morgado

PPL and technology-supported learning : exploring the right blend / Henk Huijser and Megan Yih Chyn A. Kek

Using cognitive load theory to inform a problem based approach to learning engineering mathematics / Michael Peters.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63485-217-6