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Arming Achilles’ Heel: Instructional Strategies and Approaches for Promoting Knowledge Acquisition in Problem-Based Learning

Fri, April 4, 12:25 to 1:55pm, Convention Center, Floor: 100 Level, 109A

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Knowledge acquisition is deemed as the weak component of PBL when compared to other learning outcomes such as problem solving or self-directed learning skills. Rather than arguing that PBL is equally effective as traditional methods in this regard, it would better benefit and advance the field by finding new ways to promote students' knowledge acquisition, thereby improving PBL as a well-rounded and robust pedagogy. In this symposium, either through empirical studies or theoretical discussions, the papers/presentations will be examining different approaches that specifically target on facilitating students' sufficiency of depth and breadth of knowledge acquisition. These approaches account for perspectives of motivation, levels of knowledge acquisition, problem/curriculum design, experimental methods, and assessment tools.

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