STEM project-based learning (2nd edn)
Integrated science teaching - extensive coverage of STEM project-based learning
Robert M Capraro, Mary M Capraro and James R Morgan (eds)
2013 | 224pp | £28 (PB)
The editors of the second edition of this publication state that project-based learning (PBL) is not to be confused with problem-based learning (pbl). PBL is an approach that has been used successfully in a variety of disciplines. When applied to STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) it draws together concepts from the different subject areas, using a variety of different approaches, in the solution of a task requiring clear outcomes.
The authors define PBL as being broader than pbl and distinguish the two approaches by explaining that the former can be composed of several linked problems requiring more than one student to solve them. This distinction is not obvious, although one conclusion from reading the text is that pbl can be viewed as a subset of PBL.
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