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In Problem Based Learning (PBL), small groups of students are
presented with contextual situations and asked to define the
problem, decide what skills and resources are necessary to
investigate the problem and then pose possible solutions. (Duch,
Groh & Allen, 2001)
This approach starts with the problem rather than with exposition
of disciplinary knowledge.
Students acquire knowledge skills and understanding through a
staged sequence of problems presented to them.
Problem based learning