- What exactly IS PBL? How is it implemented? How much time does it take? What kind of resources are needed to incorporate PBL methods?
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- What has the experience been at other schools/disciplines where it has been tried? How are those schools/disciplines similar to yours? Are those schools/disciplines so different that it's unlikely that PBL would be doable in your situation?
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- What are some good examples of PBL problems and what characteristics do they have in common?
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- What kind of activities do students do while engaged in a PBL project? What kinds of thinking skills and collaboration skills do they develop?
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- How inter-disciplinary can PBL be?
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- Is PBL implemented the same everywhere?
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- Is PBL a complete success? A partial success? What are its weaknesses?
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- What is the philosophy that underlies the design of PBL? How is it congruent with the goals of a good education and the characteristics of an ideal learning environment?
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- In Bridges' book, Problem Based Learning for Administrators, he describes criteria for evaluating pupils--what are some practical suggestions you could incoporate?
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- How does PBL compare to traditional instruction?
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- What kinds of teachers can use PBL? What kind of personality or other qualities do they need? How do teachers feel about PBL after they have done it for awhile?
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- What kinds of learners are best suited to PBL? How do students feel about PBL?
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- The Bottom Line: Should universities adopt PBL for use in all classes? Will you?
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