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Problem Based Learning (PBL) - Characteristics of PBL

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What is Problem-Based Learning? from Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy What does PBL do?
*   simultaneously develops problem solving strategies, disciplinary knowledge bases, and skills
How does PBL do it?
*  by placing students in the active role of problem-solvers confronted with an ill-structured problem which mirrors real-world problems.

Problem Based Learning

Section Index from Samford University, AL.
This Site addresses many aspects of PBL so there is plenty to explore. 
Characteristics of Good PBL Problems from the University of Delaware.  Different levels of assessment involve different Bloom challenges.  Level Three involves thinking at the higher levels.