PBL has been used extensively in medical education since the early 1970’s and research has
shown that PBL improves student understanding and retention of ideas, critical thinking and
problem-solving skills, motivation and learning engagement, and the ability to adapt their
learning to new situations [16-19]. While PBL has been adopted in other fields of higher
education including business and law, it is only beginning to emerge as an alternative to more
traditional approaches in K-12 STEM education. Though not abundant, results from studies
of PBL in K-12 STEM education are also promising. In a recent review article published in
the Journal of Engineering Education, Litzinger et al. state “it is clear that [engineering]
students would benefit from a greater number of opportunities to address authentic problems”
and recommend PBL as an instructional approach that can be used to achieve this goal [20].
PBL has been used extensively in medical education since the early 1970’s and research hasshown that PBL improves student understanding and retention of ideas, critical thinking andproblem-solving skills, motivation and learning engagement, and the ability to adapt theirlearning to new situations [16-19]. While PBL has been adopted in other fields of highereducation including business and law, it is only beginning to emerge as an alternative to moretraditional approaches in K-12 STEM education. Though not abundant, results from studiesof PBL in K-12 STEM education are also promising. In a recent review article published inthe Journal of Engineering Education, Litzinger et al. state “it is clear that [engineering]students would benefit from a greater number of opportunities to address authentic problems”and recommend PBL as an instructional approach that can be used to achieve this goal [20].
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