It is time to pull our PBL together.
We have done our initial planning so let us review the plan and start to build this lesson. Note that this assignment is a recommended Portfolio Task and should be submitted on completion.
Your first consideration is to reassess the effectiveness of your questions. Remember that PBL is investigative by nature and the questions you pose must engage and galvanise the class into action. In some respects the question(s) is the engine behind the PBL strategy but questioning is essential to the teaching process whether you are using PBL or not. Learn more about the central role of questioning by reading this article of Why do We Ask Questions (Ref: CCTI)
- Reflect on the quality of the questions you have posed for the project.
- Are they real world questions?
- Do they tie your subject or teaching area to the students’ experiences? Research has shown that if you link your curriculum content to the local context, students are more likely to see the relevance in your subject and be more engaged in the activities you set for them.
- Another consideration is, have you posed an open or closed question? If you are not sure of the difference review this article on Types of Questions
(Ref: CCTI)
