The Study of PBL at K12 Education and the Higher Education

Abstract

Problem Based Learning(PBL), which uses teamwork study, is a learner-centered teaching model. This pattern can contribute to cultivating self-study ability and improving learning effects during the process of finding and solving problems. Though summarizing the present situation of using the PBL teaching method at different levels of education, the aim of this study is to provide new thinking for the education reform. Compared with the conventional teaching method, PBL has already become a breakthrough in the teaching models. PBL teaching pattern at K12 Education and the Higher Education levels of education is the main topics of the study. The main content of this article is a review about this teaching pattern. In this article, we will start with the background and design process of PBL. Then, we run an extended analysis of PBL used in different levels of education, including preschool education, primary education, and higher education. Previous research show that people behave differently at different ages. Also, the contents of learning are emphasized differently for students at various education stages. Therefore, the specific usage of the PBL teaching method is other in different levels of education. It is significant for improving the teaching to compare PBL and conventional teaching styles and learn from them according to the situations in teaching reform. In the section of the PBL teaching pattern used in different education stages, this paper points out that this review includes the application and evaluation of the PBL teaching model. Furthermore, each level of education has its concrete framework of implementation. Though the PBL teaching pattern can make students learn actively, it is still imperfect in some places. For example, in the concrete implementation process, teachers should improve PBL and build relevant model to the actual courses. With the continuous improvement of PBL teaching patterns, the application will be a broader prospect.

The Comparison between PBL and Situational Simulation Teaching Method

“…This use can also be very strong in terms of teamwork. In group discussions, each student can interact, express their point of view from multiple perspectives, and think about the problem holistically [14].…”