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Problem-based learning Method

Definition:

Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional

methodology that challenges students to learn by engaging

with complex, real-world problems. It emphasizes student-

centered education and encourages learners to develop

critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaborative skills.

Here are some key aspects of problem-based learning

Together, these findings suggest that covert language

processes, more colloquially referred to as ''inner speech,''

may be utilized to support complex problem-solving.

Problem-based learning is a student-centered

pedagogy in which students learn about a subject

through critical thinking skills which include the

experience of problem-solving. Students learn both

thinking strategies and domain knowledge.

The learning that results from the process of working

towards the understanding of a resolution of a problem.

Problem-based learning is based on the messy,

complex problems encountered in the real world

as a stimulus for learning and for integrating and

organizing learned information in ways that will

ensure its recall and application to future problems.

Problem solving is using existing knowledge and skills to

address an unanswered question or troubling situation, while

problem based learning is an approach to instruction in which

students acquire new knowledge and skills while working on

a complex problem similar to those in the outside.

Key Features of PBL:

Real-World Problems:

PBL typically begins with a problem that is relevant to the

students and aligned with the learning objectives. These

problems are often complex and open-ended, requiring

students to explore various solutions.

Student-Centered Approach:

In PBL, students take responsibility for their own learning.

They engage in self-directed research to understand the

problem and develop potential solutions.

Collaborative Learning:

PBL encourages collaboration among students. They often

work in groups, sharing ideas, discussing different

perspectives, and learning from one another.

Integration of Knowledge:

PBL often requires students to draw upon knowledge from

multiple disciplines, integrating theory with practice. This

helps students make connections between different subject

areas.

Development of Critical Skills:

Students enhance a variety of skills through PBL, including

critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and research

skills. They also learn to manage time and resources

effectively.

Reflection:

Reflection is a crucial component of PBL. Students are

encouraged to think about their learning process, the

strategies they used, and how they can improve in the future.

Benefits of PBL:

Engagement:

Students often find PBL more engaging and motivating as

they see the relevance of their learning to real-world contexts.

Retention:

Active, problem-based learning improves knowledge retention

more than passive learning methods.

Preparation for Real Life:

PBL equips students with skills and experiences that are

valuable in the workplace and everyday life.

Employers like to see good problem-solving skills because

it also helps to show them you have a range of other

competencies such as logic, creativity, resilience,

imagination, lateral thinking and determination. It is a

vital skills for your professional and personal life.

In my interactions with parents, I often find they do not yet

know about the power of PBL, or problem-based

learning as a critical thinking skill to implement.

Parents and sometimes even educators view PBL with

curiosity, however the reality is that PBL is the optimal

educational pedagogy for the 21st century, and is changing

education the world.

Introduced nearly half-a-century ago, PBL is a teaching

strategy that prepares learners for the challenges of real life.

It’s a research-oriented learning process, where children

are in the driver’s seat, they are at the center of learning.

They don’t just follow instructions from an adult in a

classroom-setting. Instead, children ask questions, discover

answers, solve problems and tackle real challenges being

faced by their community and the larger society.

Learners solve problems by imagining, investigating,

evaluating, designing, inventing, collaborating, and

communicating. With the world advancing at a rapid pace

into the 21st century, PBL is by far the most effective

teaching method for future-thinking learners.

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Why do we need PBL in teaching?

Today's world brings with it a rapid explosion of easily accessible

knowledge. Today, graduates need to be self-directed and

possess lifelong learning skills. They need to be critical thinkers,

problem solvers and analytical in their approach.

The interdisciplinary nature of work means that they need to be

able to integrate knowledge and skills from a number of

disciplines as well as have the interpersonal skills to be an

effective team member.

Problem-based learning activities are designed to develop

transferable skills and attributes along with the appropriate

discipline specific knowledge. Transferable skills/attributes are

part of thedegree level expectations that represent the intended

outcomes for a university education and are being written into

program curriculum.

Problem-based learning challenges students to develop the

ability to think critically, analyze problems, find and use

appropriate learning researches.

Key problem-solving skills include:

Active listening.

Analysis.

Research.

Creativity.

Communication.

Decision-making.

Team-building.

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Implementation Steps:

Problem Identification:

Select or present a real-world problem that is relevant to the

learning objectives.

Group Formation:

Organize students into small groups to facilitate collaborative

learning.

Research and Inquiry:

Students investigate the problem, gather information, and

explore various perspectives.

Solution Development:

Groups brainstorm and evaluate possible solutions, weighing

the pros and cons of each.

Presentation and Feedback:

Students present their findings and proposed solutions to

the class or a panel, allowing for feedback and discussion.

Reflection and Assessment:

Conduct a debriefing session where students reflect on

their learning experiences and the effectiveness of their

collaboration and problem-solving processes.

The skills of problem-solving

Problem-solving requires two distinct types of mental skill,

analytical and creative.

Analytical or logical thinking includes skills such as ordering,

comparing, contrasting, evaluating and selecting. It provides

a logical framework for problem-solving and helps to select

the best alternative from those available by narrowing down

the range of possibilities (a convergent process)..

Analytical thinking often predominates in solving closed

problems, where the many possible causes have to be

identified and analysed to find the real cause.

Creative thinking skills :

fluency - producing many ideas

flexibility - producing a broad range of ideas .

Originality - producing uncommon ideas

elaboration - developing ideas.

Effective problem-solving requires a controlled mixture of

analytical and creative thinking.

High School Teachers Meet the Challenges of PBL Implementation - YouTube

Role of learners:

In PBL, rather than sitting in a lecture or blinding following a

lab manual, students are encouraged to solve problems set

in a real world framework. The problems are often complex

and open-ended, requiring real thought and enquirer.

The students work together in small groups supported by a

staff facilitator. The groups enable the students to test and

develop their level of understanding as they discuss their

and findings with others.

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Curriculum and process:

PBL is both a curriculum and a process. The curriculum

consists of carefully selected and designed problems that

demand from the learner acquisition of critical knowledge,

problem-solving proficiency, self-directed learning strategies

and team participation skills.

The process replicates the common used systemic approach

to resolving problems or meeting challenges that are

encountered in life and career.

Procedure:

1) First, students are presented with a problem.

2) Students discuss the problem in a small group PBL

tutorial. They clarify the facts of the case. They define what

the problem is. They brainstorm ideas based on the prior

knowledge.

They identify what they need to learn to work on the problem,

what they do not know (learning issues). They specify an

action plan for working on the problem.

3) Students engage in independent study on their learning

issues outside the tutorial. This can include: library, databases,

the web, resource people and observations.

4) They come back to the PBL tutorial(s) sharing information,

peer teaching and working together on the problem.

5) They present their solution to the problem.

6) They review what they have learned from

working on the problem.

Problem-Based learning method

1-Pre-solving problem

1-The teacher sets the objective

2-The teacher sets the problem

3-The teacher sets the time

4- The teacher prepares the tools

5-The teacher manages learners' work in groups

6- The teacher monitors, observes and facilitates.

2-During solving the problem:

1- learners work in groups to define the problem

the teacher set.

2- learners collect information.

3-Learners set several hypotheses.

4- Learners select the suitable hypothesis.

5- They test the hypothesis validity.

6- They present the solution as a learners' project.

3-Post-solving the problem:

1- The teacher allows each group to present their solution.

2- The leader and presenter present their project

3- The other groups interview the leader and the presenter in

front as a kind of evaluation in the form of a wonderful

interview.

4- The other groups are interviewed in the same way.

5- The teacher monitors and checks in a wonderful

scientific congregation.

Challenges of PBL:

Assessment:

Evaluating student performance in PBL can be complex

since it often involves group work and subjective elements.

Instructor Role:

Teachers act as facilitators rather than traditional lecturers,

which may require adjustments in teaching style and

classroom management.

Resource Intensive:

PBL can require significant time and resources for planning,

implementation, and assessment.

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How to become a good problem solver?

To be a good problem solver, you need to be able to switch

from one group of skills to the other and back again,

although, this is not always easy. Traditional education

gives far greater encouragement to the development and

use of left-brain thinking.

This is reinforced in the way we are required to work,

where emphasis is placed on rational, logical analysis of

data in drawing conclusions.

Terms of creativity include:

Intuition -

the ability to draw conclusions based on impressions and

feelings rather than hard facts. It is a characteristic of right-

brain thinking and some people rely on it more than others.

Incubation -

the period between stopping conscious work on a problem

and the time when we become aware of a solution or part

solution. People struggling with problems often suddenly

become aware of a solution after a period of incubation,

during which the mind is occupied by other things.

Invention -

The creation of new, meaningful ideas or concepts.

Innovation -

putting new ideas or concepts to a practical use, as in the

development of a new product or service.

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Practical Example 1

In dealing with our education problems, the American EDX

program, Harvard University, USA :(Introduction to Data

Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve Learning &

Teaching)taught me the following steps to solve the problem

of poor listening and speaking skills:

Example:

1-Organizing collaborative work:

We formed a group work to exchange work, experience and

guide.

2-Creating data:

We did diagnostic tests collaboratively and collected data

using our senses, observation and statistics.

3-Digging into students' data:

We studied data to find the evidence that refers to the

problem reasons and the way of remedy

4-Finding evidence:

Learners couldn't speak well because of the lack of language

practice and communication. The GTM method (Grammar

Translation Method) that depends on grammar and

translation was not good for learners to use listening,

speaking or communication.

5-Deciding the problem:

Learners were poor at listening and speaking skills.

6-Developing the action plan:

Speaking English through authentic situations, guided and

free practice was the remedy. Teaching rules can't help

learners to develop their speaking skill.

7-Acting and assessing progress:

We started our remedial work plan collaboratively through

focusing on using real situations and free practice for learners

to work in pairs to ask and answer questions through using

gestures, pointing, acting, CDs, songs, music, games, realia

and authentic material and situations. Assessment went

side by side.

8-Solving the problem.

Learners became good speakers when they used and

functioned the language.

I can pass EDX experiences, experiences of my study in

England and my work experiences in Egypt on to my

colleagues in the USA.

Practical Example : 2

Students in my community face challenges. Students suffer

from learning through listening to the lecturing teachers

according to the GTM method. Learners don't have

opportunities to be positive participants. Learners don't use

technology in learning.

They learn through recitation and memorization. Learners

don't use their critical skills of practice, analysis, synthesis,

evaluation, creation and innovation

.Their only aim is to memorize the information to write it on

the written answering exam paper. Learners are containers

of information not a problem solvers, discoverers, explorers

or a project doer.

There is no place for vocabulary practice, authentic

language situations or tools, no structure practice,

no communication practice or language activities.

As a supervisor of English, I entered a classroom of one of

my teachers, grade 9, middle school. I did a speedy

diagnostic test. I found out that learners levels were divided

into 4 parts : The first group of learners didn't identify even

the alphabets.

The second group didn't identify any vocabulary.

The third group didn't know how to form a correct sentence.

The fourth group didn't know how to form a paragraph.

With my teachers in a work group , we collected data and

examined it to know the reason.

We discovered that the teacher used lecturing method with

no practice or participation from the side of the learners.

Learners didn't use language at all.

I played the role of the class teacher practically in front of

all the school teachers to show and present the problem

solution. I gathered the learners of each level in groups.

They were 4 groups. Each group was 10 learners.

Starting with the alphabetic letters regularly, I presented the

letter (A) to the first group.

I pronounced it, pointed to it, drew it and used it in cards.

The learners listened to it, saw it, pointed to it, saw it in an

electronic program and repeated it in peers happily.

Next, I turned to the second group.

I used the letter (A) in a word that begins with the

same letter(A) like (Apple). I pronounced it, pointed

to it in pictures and authentically I ate it. Learners

did the same in pairs. I turned to the third group

and through questioning and answering practice,

learners communicated using he word (Apple) in

their asking and answering in pairs.

Then, I turned to the final group , they learned to

write a paragraph in groups on: ( Apples) through

answering 5 questions. In this way, all learners

participated, used English and communicated in

peers, pairs and groups using authentic tools and acting.

What I did with the letter(A), i did it with the other

letters(B), (C),(D),............. . I gave the class teacher

a period of one month to follow the same strategy till

he finished the alphabets. After a month, I visited the

same class. We were happy to see that all learners

learnt English with simple differences in levels.

In this way, We taught English through solving

problems in groups. We practiced high quality

education.

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In conclusion

In conclusion, problem-based learning is a dynamic and

interactive approach that fosters deep learning and prepares

students to face real-world challenges. Its emphasis on

collaboration, critical thinking, and practical application

makes it an effective method for modern education.