Shelly Gibson

September 7, 2013

PROBLEM BASED

&

PROJECT BASED LEARNING

ACE :

Instructional

Models

DL5103

SIMILARITIES

Problem Based Leaning and Project Based learning are similar in many ways. Both approaches:• Are instructional strategies used to enhance learning• Are student centered• Uses the teacher is the facilitator• Encourage students to work in collaborative groups• Seek many different sources for information

DIFFERENCES

Problem Based Learning starts off with a problem for students to solve.

• Students are presented with a problem

• Students plan a strategy to solve the problem based upon prior

knowledge, asking additional questions or researching for additional

information

• Students devise a plan, share knowledge

• They may present their conclusion by a presentation or just share an answer.Project Based Learning begins with the end product in mind.

• Students are given an end product to create.

• Students are given more time to reflect and evaluate their work.

• There are opportunities for research, design and create a plan.

SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS

PROBLEM BASED

Cell phone problem

You are considering two different cell phone comp. Company A charges $30 plus .09 cents per minute. Company B charges $20 per month plus .12 cents a minute. Write two equations that show your phone bill, C, as a function of the

minutes, m, per month. How do you graph the two equations? When will both cell phone plans be the same? Are there any factors that would influence your choice of Company A or

Company B?

SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS

PROJECT BASED

Cell phone problem

You have been asked to create a PowerPoint presentation to a private business called SmartyPants that that has 100 sales employees. They are trying to decide on which cell phone provider to sign their next contract. Choose two different companies and compare and contrast the benefits of using that provider.

Be sure to provide a graph

(depicting the equation) for

each company’s rate.

Summarize which company

would be best

Note any possible

constraints that would save

SmartyPants the most

money.

PROBLEM BASED AND PROJECT BASED

LEARNING

No longer are teachers the

sage on the stage

(Gallow, 2005).

When students collaborate they

are essential improving their

own skills (Gasser, 2011).

References

Bell, S. (2010). Project-based learning for the 21st century: Skills for the future. The

Clearing House, 83(2), 39-43.

Gallow, D. (2005) What is problem based learning? Retrieved from

htttp://www.pbl.uci.edu/whatispbl.html

Gasser, K. W. (2011). Five ideas for 21st century math classrooms. American

Secondary Education, 39(3), 108-116.

Thomas, J.W. (2000) A review of research on PBL. Retrieved from

http://www.bobpearlman.org/estPractices/PBL_Reserach.pdf