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A Design Model for Problem-Based Learning

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An underpinning tenet of problem-based learning (PBL) is that solving ill-structured, real-world and authentic problems motivates students to engage in the learning process, leading to deeper and meaningful learning. Hence, designing problems is crucial to successfully implementing PBL. This chapter introduces readers to theories and empirical studies on designing PBL problems and provides a practical approach to designing real-world problems. Readers can also look at how they can evaluate the effectiveness of problems. Overall, this chapter will help the readers design and evaluate real-world problems for PBL.

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    Nachamma Sockalingam

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  1. Department of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

    Young Hoan Cho

  2. Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education, Singapore, Singapore

    Imelda S. Caleon

  3. Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education, Singapore, Singapore

    Manu Kapur

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Sockalingam, N. (2015). A Design Model for Problem-Based Learning. In: Cho, Y., Caleon, I., Kapur, M. (eds) Authentic Problem Solving and Learning in the 21st Century. Education Innovation Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-521-1_3

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