Research on PBL

Purpose of this Site

What is PBL?

Why PBL?

Theory
Research

PBL in the classroom

Group Dynamics

Individual Roles

Role of instructor

How to do PBL

Example Problems

Resources

Schools using PBL

PBL at Stanford

PBL Organizations

Ways to learn PBL

For information about research on PBL:

Stanford Research Institute

Center for Problem-Based Learning Research and Communications

University of Maastricht

Abstracts from a few interesting papers on PBL:

Problem-Based Learning: A Historical Analysis

Problem-based Learning Behavior: The Impact of Differences
in Problem Based Learning Style and Activity on Students'
Achievement

There are many different definitions of PBL. On the next page, PBL will be defined in the context of this site.