pros/cons of PBL?

[messenger]

hi. um, what is PBL and what are the pros and cons of this type of system in schools i have been reading about? thank you!
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[dr.rex]

problem based learning....from what i have read so far about it indiana uses it extensively...you get a problem and you find the solution as a group

Pros-you are forced to work with others

cons-you are forced to work with others

 

[lilchinoboy03]

USC and Harvard too if im not mistaken

 

[lifeisgood]

PRO - at USC a lot of the students told me they had A LOT of free time

I guess that could be a con too because it's all on you to get things done

 

[messenger]

i still dont understand. you get problems, and do everything together as a group...for four years?
like homework, tests....? what the hell, is this a good thing?
anyone in these programs or schools, usc....please shed some light.
thank you!

 

[djeffreyt]

I used to be a teacher at a school where we implemented some PBL learning in our classes.

PBL works fine if the student is mature enough of a learner to do it right, and by mature, I don't mean old, but used to being independent. There are plenty of people who finish a 4 year college going to lecture after lecture and never really being expected to ask questions or think beyond the powerpoint slide and what you memorize off the slide. If this is what you are used to and what you like, then you will probably hate PBL.

If you are the type of person who encounters a question or problem and then goes on Google and tries to find the answer, starts asking questions of people around you, etc. then you might like PBL. PBL requires that the person involved be inquisitive and knowledge seeking.

I'm not putting down people who aren't PBL oriented, I'm not always that inquisitive myself, so I probably wouldn't love a PBL school either.

The difference at, say USC, is that you work in groups with 1st through 4th years to figure out problems. I suppose they feel this is like real life where if you encounter a problem or unknown situation in the dental field, after school is over, you have to solve the problem yourself or work with other dentists and specialists to figure out the issue.

PBL failed horribly in my high school by the way...wrong place to try it.

oh, PBL probably wouldn't be too hot for some of the people on SDN. You know who I mean. The people who post 5 questions a day on some of the most common questions "Do schools require shadowing hours? or which schools have supplementals?" that there are answers to everywhere on the net and everywhere on SDN if you did a simple keyword search, but they are too lazy (or oblivious) to search, so they just post new threads hoping for fast responses.

 

[polarnut]

case is also implementing the pbl curriculum with our class

pros: lots of free time; 3 of out of 5 days of the week we get out at noon; pass/fail grading system--you have to really TRY to fail out of this school

cons: none

 

[mkogz5]

case is also implementing the pbl curriculum with our class

pros: lots of free time; 3 of out of 5 days of the week we get out at noon; pass/fail grading system--you have to really TRY to fail out of this school

cons: none

polarnut will fail out... i promise
he is the worst student alive who gets trashed daily

 

[puncho]

polarnut will fail out... i promise
he is the worst student alive who gets trashed daily

This is truth. Not only polarnut but all of us are gonna FAIL THE BOARDS.

 

[mkogz5]

This is truth. Not only polarnut but all of us are gonna FAIL THE BOARDS.

I disagree... only polarnut will fail the boards. He is extremely unqualified to become a competent dental practicioner.

 

[polarnut]

didnt i tell you not to screw around on your tablet pc during lecture