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ERIC Number: EJ461126
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Problem-Based Learning: As Authentic as It Gets.
Stepien, William; Gallagher, Shelagh
Educational Leadership, v50 n7 p25-28 Apr 1993
For three years, Center for Problem-Based Learning at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy has been developing innovative programs in various K-12 settings. Students meet an "ill-structured problem" (like thorium waste) before receiving instruction. Teachers act as coaches and tutors, probing findings, hypotheses, and conclusions; sharing their thinking when students need a model; and calling "time-out" discussions on thinking progress. (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Innovation, Learning Centers (Classroom), Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Role Playing, Staff Development, State Action, Units of Study
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Illinois