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Similarities and differences of Constructivist Approach and Problem Based Learning

Author: Trisha Fyfe

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Video Transcript

Notes on "Similarities and Differences of Constructivist Approach and Problem Based Learning"

Overview

(00:00- 00:18) Introduction/objectives

(00:19- 00:59) PBL and Constructivism

(01:00- 01:59) Similarities of PBL and Constructivist Based Learning

(02:00- 02:41) Differences of PBL and Constructivist Based Learning

(02:42- 03:07) Reflection/application questions

(03:08- 04:14) Review 

Additional Resources

Constructivism and Problem Based Learning 

This clearly written article by Sandra Kemp explains constructivism as the foundation for problem based learning. See page 49 for an outline of the connection between PBL and constructivism.
http://www.tp.edu.sg/staticfiles/TP/files/centres/pbl/pbl_sandra_joy_kemp.pdf