The Power of Problem-based Learning: A Practical "how To" for Teaching Undergraduate Courses in Any Discipline

Barbara J. Duch · Susan E. Groh · Deborah E. Allen

Jan 2001 · Stylus Publishing, LLC.

About this ebook

"If you have ever wanted to know about PBL, here's the book for you."--Clyde Freeman Herreid, Director of the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science

Focuses on the practical questions which anyone wishing to embark on PBL will want to know: "Where do I start?"-"How do you find problems?"-"What do I need to know about managing groups?"-"How do you grade in a PBL course?"

The case studies from a variety of disciplines--including biochemistry, pre-law, physics, nursing, chemistry, political science and teacher education--provide examples of practice.

About the author

<strong>Barbara J. Duch</strong> is Associate Director of the Mathematics & Science Education Resource Centre at the University of Delaware where, in 1992, she was one of a handful of science faculty who began to adapt PBL to their courses in the introductory sciences. This initial PBL effort became the impetus for a faculty-driven reform of undergraduate education on campus. She has also published widely and presented many workshops on PBL. <br><br> <strong>Susan E. Groh</strong> is Assistant Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Delaware where, in 1992, she was one of a handful of science faculty who began to adapt PBL to their courses in the introductory sciences. This initial PBL effort became the impetus for a faculty-driven reform of undergraduate education on campus. She has also published widely and presented many workshops on PBL. <br><br> <strong>Deborah E. Allen</strong> is Associate Professor and Undergraduate Programs Director in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Delaware where, in 1992, she was one of a handful of science faculty who began to adapt PBL to their courses in the introductory sciences. This initial PBL effort became the impetus for a faculty-driven reform of undergraduate education on campus. She has also published widely and presented many workshops on PBL.