Essay On Problem Based Learning

The process of educational development is a continuous one and the search for solutions to the educational problems is always the main concern of civilized societies. Johnson et al. (1993) pointed out that there are many problems in all schools regardless of their level. Students spent twelve years in school, listening to the teacher and memorizing the information to be discharged later in the exam paper without any attention to the process of knowledge reconstruction. Many researches have shown that the true understanding of any knowledge takes place through the rebuilding of the information actively; by posing questions, solving problems, research, thinking and reviewing.

According to Zaitoon (2000), the effective teaching is the teaching which helps the learner to gain knowledge and skills he/she needs and enables him to address problems and overcome obstacles that stand in his/her way. Students learn best by

There is no opportunity for problem based learning. As explained in the previous section, problem based learning can enhance or develop the process skills related to cognitive, affective and psycho-motor domains of the students. The investigator assumes that problem based learning enhances the creative thinking ability of the students and when the teacher provides opportunities to learn based on the ill-structured problems, they can use their logical-mathematical intelligence in novel situations of learning and thus they become self-directed learners. This study is an attempt to find out the solutions to questions like whether problem based learning enhances the creative thinking ability of secondary level students, whether problem based learning enhances the Physics achievement of secondary level students, whether problem based learning gives opportunities to use logical-mathematical intelligence etc. Hence the problem is stated