what is pbl? problem solving in general

P R O B L E M - B A S E D L E A R N I N G

What is PBL?
an overview

Contacts
people at maricopa

PBL at Maricopa
lesson plans and original materials

PBL Resources
searchable archive

What is Problem
Based Learning?

What is PBL?
brief description

Why PBL?
how we started

More About PBL
a slide show

Problem Solving
broader then PBL

PBL Stories
experiences from instructors and students

Problem Solving in General

Rio Salado College
Problem-Solving Process

Step 1: Identify the problem
Step 2: Select a strategy to solve the problem
Step 3: Apply the selected strategy
Step 4: Evaluate the result
Step 5: Present the final solution
©Rio Salado College, Fall 1998

see also: Rio Salado College's Problem-Based Learning Assessment Rubric [8k PDF] an outline for evaulation of PBL project assignments. (Note: this document is in Adobe Acrobat format which requires the free Acrobat Reader program)