Problem-based learning is preferred by parents, students and teachers. A brand new report from Gallup, entitled Creativity in Learning, examines the extent to which active learning, ...

The Education Week Spotlight on Problem-Based Learning is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on how virtual reality can be used for unique problem-solving and ...

Problem-based learning originated at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, in the late 1960s. The method's “founding fathers” were an iconoclastic group of physicians and basic scientists from the ...

Problem-based learning helps students stay in school. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 / 250226163229.htm ...

The Traditional Approach. Problem-based learning has a rich history in American education, with John Dewey laying the theoretical groundwork in 1916 and McMaster University pioneering the PBL program ...

In both 2nd and 5fth grades, students who used the project-based-learning program scored better than the control-group students on a post-test designed to gauge students’ problem-solving ability.