Education experts at the University of South Australia are encouraging schools to consider problem-based learning (PBL) in a move to improve engagement and creativity among high school students.

Problem-based learning originated at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, in the late 1960s. The method's “founding fathers” were an iconoclastic group of physicians and basic scientists from the ...

This study samples first year undergraduates from two programmes at a Hong Kong University (N = 66). One programme uses an entirely problem-based approach to learning and teaching, whilst the other ...

Joanna C. Dunlap, Problem-Based Learning and Self-Efficacy: How a Capstone Course Prepares Students for a Profession, Educational Technology Research and Development, Vol. 53, No. 1 (2005), pp. 65-85 ...

The problem-based learning (PBL) approach emerged as a response to these limitations, aiming to foster active learning and equip students with the skills needed to tackle complex problems. Instructors ...

Phenomenon-based learning doesn’t replace but complements valued teaching and learning methods. Phenomenon-based learning experiences work with lectures, workshops, seminars and online learning. It ...

Outcomes Bristol’s internal evaluations, as well as an independent evaluation report by the University of Glasgow, showed that the students benefited from engaging in a deep and reflective learning ...

A massive experiment involving 17,000 students in four countries finds gains for inquiry-, or problem-based teaching over traditional approaches.

“Intelligence is exhibited in so many different ways,” teacher Simon Hauger told FRONTLINE in Fast Times at West Philly High. “Students need to be engaged in different ways.” Project-Based ...

The transformation of problem-based learning in medical education and rediscovering the purpose of higher education along ...