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Problem-Based Learning Model

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Is a set of teaching models that uses problems as the focus for developing problem-solving skills, content, and self-regulation.
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Planning

Implementing

Assessment

Motivation

Planning of this model is not concrete. -Identify Topic: The topic can not have specific characteristics to describe it. -Specify Learning Objective: 1. Learn problem-solving abilities and learn self-direction. 2. And solve a specific problem and understand the content related to it. -Identify Problems: Needs to be clear, concrete, and personalized. There must be prior knowledge to enable the design of an effective strategy to solve it. -Access Materials: an understanding of the task at hand and the actual physical materials needed to accomplish solving the problem.

Phase 1- Review and Present Problem: Review and informally assess students prior knowledge and provide a concrete focus for the lesson. Phase 2- Devise a Strategy: students devise a strategy for solving the problem, and the teacher gives them feedback about the strategy. Phase 3- Implement the Strategy: teacher monitors and provides feedback and students implement strategy. Phase 4- Discuss and Evaluate Results: The teacher guides a discussion of the students efforts and provide feedback on the results.

Assessment is best taken with this model through real world learning activities such as: -Alternate assessment, which is a formative evaluation that uses direct examination of students performance on tasks relevant to life outside of school. This assessment focuses not only on the solution to a problem that students come up with, but also the processes of higher order thinking that were used to get to the conclusion. -Then there are performance assessments, which are also formative evaluations and are use through hands on demonstrations of real life problems were students demonstrate their level of competence of knowledge or skill by doing a task. -More summative ways of assessing what has been learned is through systematic observation, checklists and rating scales are where the teacher presents a set of criteria that the students must accomplish as they go.

This model increases motivation through peaking curiosity, presenting challenges, using authentic real world problems, involvement, and autonomy through choice.

So what? What is important to understand about this?

The success of Problem-Based Learning depends on the ability to present learners with real world problems in the classroom for analysis and investigation that will help them develop their problem-solving skills and ability to be self-directed.