Philosophy

• Learners prefer to participate in decision-making about their learning.
  
• Active, cooperative learning is productive and approximates real-world scenarios.
• Learning does not only happen in the classroom. A study done at Harvard supports what others have observed.⁷
  
• Learners have prior knowledge and experiences that can contribute greatly to their own learning.
  
• PBL reinforces students’ existing knowledge base, enables understanding, integration and mastery of new information.

Philosophy | Parameters | Process | Pointers | Problems | Promises

7. Richard J. Light. (2001). Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
   
   - p. 8: “When we asked students to think of a specific, critical incident or moment that had changed them profoundly, four-fifths of them chose a situation or event outside the classroom.”
   - p. 9: “To complete such assignments, students have to work cooperatively, dividing up the readings and meeting outside of class to teach one another. Many undergraduates report that such homework assignments increase both their learning and their engagement with a class.”
   - p. 10: “...students who get the most out of college, who grow the most academically, and who are happiest organize their time to include activities with faculty members, or with several other students, focused around accomplishing substantive academic work.”