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Overview of Problem-Based Learning: Definitions and Distinctions.

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This overview presents a brief history, followed by a discussion of the similarities and differences between PBL and other experiential approaches to teaching, and identifies some of the challenges that lie ahead for PBL.
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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 instructional (and curricular) learner-centered approach that empowers learners to conduct research, integrate theory and practice, and apply knowledge and skills to develop a viable solution to a defined problem. This overview presents a brief history, followed by a discussion of the similarities and differences between PBL and other experiential approaches to teaching, and identifies some of the challenges that lie ahead for PBL.

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When is PBL More Effective? A Meta-synthesis of Meta-analyses Comparing PBL to Conventional Classrooms

TL;DR: In this article, a qualitative meta-synthesis approach was used to compare and contrast the assumptions and fi ndings of the meta-analytical research on the eff ectiveness of PBL.

STEM integration in K-12 education : status, prospects, and an agenda for research

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identified and characterised existing approaches to integrated STEM education, both in formal and after-and out-of-school settings, and reviewed the evidence for the impact of integrated approaches on various student outcomes.
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A Problem Based Learning Meta Analysis: Differences across Problem Types, Implementation Types, Disciplines, and Assessment Levels.

TL;DR: This article conducted a meta-analysis of problem-based learning across 82 studies and 201 outcomes and found that the majority favor PBL (dw = 0.13, +/.025) with a lack of homogeneity (Q = 954.27) that warrants a closer examination of moderating factors.
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Video viewing in teacher education and professional development: A literature review

TL;DR: A review of the literature on video viewing in teacher education and professional development can be found in this paper, where two hundred and fifty-five articles were collected, summarized and categorized using a conceptualization that includes four aspects: teachers' activity as they view a classroom video, the objectives of video viewing, the types of videos viewed, and the effects of video watching on teacher education.
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How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school.

TL;DR: New developments in the science of learning as mentioned in this paper overview mind and brain how experts differ from novices how children learn learning and transfer the learning environment curriculum, instruction and commnity effective teaching.
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Problem-Based Learning: What and How Do Students Learn?.

TL;DR: Problem-based learning (PBL) as mentioned in this paper is an instructional method in which students learn through facilitated problem solving, where the teacher acts to facilitate the learning process rather than to provide knowledge.
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Motivating Project-Based Learning: Sustaining the Doing, Supporting the Learning

TL;DR: Project-based learning as discussed by the authors is a comprehensive approach to classroom teaching and learning that is designed to engage students in investigation of authentic problems, and it has the potential to help people learn.
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Problem Based Learning: An instructional model and its constructivist framework

TL;DR: The goal in this paper is to provide a clear link between the theoretical principles of constructivism, the practice of instructional design, and thepractice of teaching.
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Problem-based learning: a review of literature on its outcomes and implementation issues

TL;DR: It is recommended that caution be exercised in making comprehensive, curriculum‐wide conversions to PBL until more is learned about (1) the extent to which faculty should direct students throughout medical training, (2) PBL methods that are less costly, (3) cognitive‐processing weaknesses shown by PBL students, and (4) the apparent high resource utilization by P BL graduates.
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