What is PBL?
an overview

Contacts
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PBL at Maricopa
lesson plans and original materials

PBL Resources
searchable archive

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PBL Stories

Read these words from from instructors and students experienced in PBL...

What have you learned as a result of your participation in this project?

"The extent to which mathematical skills influence everyday life."
"How to work as a group and use my problem solving methods."
"To communicate better"

What have you learned about working with others to solve problems?

I learned how to relay information back and forth and take some criticism"
"You must have good communication skills to work together."
"It requires effort, understanding, and commitment."

Comments about the benefits of a PBL Program

""The PBL program improves my retention of the material."
"The program exposes me to problems that will actually coccur in the workplace."
"[I] learned how to research, learned to know which books to use and became more proficient using the Internet."