A Review of the Problem Based Learning Approach and its Application in a High School in Shenzhen
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This report reviews Problem Based Learning (PBL) and its application in a high school in Shenzhen. It first defines PBL as an educational approach that uses real-world problems as a context for students to learn critical thinking and problem-solving skills and summarizes its key features. The report then analyzes the implementation of a PBL-based curriculum called GLOBE in a Shenzhen high school. It finds various challenges such as teacher roles, curriculum materials and so on. In conclusion, fully implementing PBL requires overcoming barriers related to culture, resources and evaluation in the high-pressured exam environment.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i28.11364
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