Scholarship
July 3, 2025
Problem-based Learning in the Information Age
- Author
- Knowlton, Dave S., and David C Shart, eds.
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
- ISBN
- 0787971723
- Table of Contents
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Editors' Notes
ch. 1 Preparing Students for Educated Living: Virtues of Problem-Based Learning Across the Higher Education Curriculum (Dave S. Knowlton)
ch. 2 Exploring the Tensions of Problem-Based Learning: Insights from Research (Woei Hung, Jessica Harpole Bailey, David H. Jonassen)
ch. 3 Designing Problems to Promote Higher-Order Thinking (Renée E. Weiss)
ch. 4 Integrating Computers into the Problem-Solving Process (Deborah L. Lowther, Gary R. Morrison)
ch. 5 Problem Solving Through Design (Wayne A. Nelson)
ch. 6 Problem-Based Learning in an MBA Economics Course: Confessions of a First-Time User (David C. Sharp)
ch. 7 Heuristics and Problem Solving (Charles F. Abel)
ch. 8 Fostering Collaboration Among Students in Problem-Based Learning (Bruce W. Speck)
ch. 9 Guiding Students Toward Solutions in Field Experiences (Julia Beckett, Nancy K. Grant)
ch. 10 Not All Metacognition Is Created Equal (Douglas J. Hacker, John Dunlosky)
ch. 11 Assessing Students' Problem-Solving Assignments (Rebecca S. Anderson, Jane B. Puckett)
Index
This volume provides information about theories and practices associated with Problem-based learning (PBL). Partially because of changes in the Information Age that are transforming the nature of knowledge and the types of problems that people face, professors are adopting PBL in order to facilitate a broader and more up-to-date role of what it means "to learn." Professors will encounter, however, their own set of problems when designing and implementing a problem-based curriculum. Not unlike PBL assignments to their students, the issues and obstacles professors will encounter require practical solutions.
The authors of this volume have practical experience in the design and implementation of PBL. Based on their experiences, they offer insightful commentaries and useful guidelines about various aspects of PBL. These guidelines include ideas for designing useful problems that can serve as the basis of PBL activities, creating environments conducive to problem solving, facilitating students' problem solving activities, and assessing students' efforts in problem solving. (From the Publisher)
The authors of this volume have practical experience in the design and implementation of PBL. Based on their experiences, they offer insightful commentaries and useful guidelines about various aspects of PBL. These guidelines include ideas for designing useful problems that can serve as the basis of PBL activities, creating environments conducive to problem solving, facilitating students' problem solving activities, and assessing students' efforts in problem solving. (From the Publisher)