Common to many of the stories in this issue is a complaint about the skills of university
graduates. In business, education, science, architecture, and medicine, we are concerned to …

Every quarter faculty are faced with determining how to present course material so that
students not only gain knowledge of the discipline, but also become self-directed learners …

This book is a guide for the development and implementation of problem-based learning
(PBL) in college-level courses. It provides practical advice from real professors, includes …

“This book closes a gap in the PBL literature. It is a thoroughly researched, well documented
and engagingly written three part harmony addressing conceptual frames, recurring themes …

Unlike traditional lecture-based instruction, where information is passively transferred from
instructor to student, problem-based learning (PBL) students are active participants in their …

Problems have always mobilised and stimulated thinking and learning; they energise our
activity and focus our attention. When problems are experienced as relevant and important …

Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional approach that has been used successfully
for over 30 years and continues to gain acceptance in multiple disciplines. It is an …

Problem-based learning (PBL) is a teaching technique that educates by presenting students
with a situation that leads to a problem for them to solve. Rather than finding a single correct …

Problems have always mobilised and stimulated thinking and learning; they energise our
activity and focus our attention. When problems are experienced as relevant and important …