Suggests that the design of a Agood@ problem is imperative if problem-based learning is to be educationally productive. The article further suggests that in designing a good problem, professors should consider their problem around numerous characteristics that will likely promote critical thinking among students. (SWM)

Asserts that attempting to use problem-based learning for the first time can be daunting and unsettling for many professors. The article further asserts that these professors may benefit from the experiences of a professor as he tackeled the issues of designing and implementing problem-based learning. (SWM)

A new approach to introductory accounting at the University of Southern California teaches students to view issues from varied perspectives, broadens exposure to unstructured problems with more than one solution approach, and places accounting in real-world context. It has increased enrollment and persistence and attracted new students to the…

Discussion of the problem-based learning approach in higher education looks at its origins in medical curricula, characteristics of the original method, the variety of educational objectives possible with this approach, problem-based curriculum development, advantages of the method, and its use outside the medical domain. (MSE)

Two McMaster University (Canada) chemical engineering courses enrolling 30-50 students incorporate problem-based learning (PBL). Issues addressed in implementation included overcoming faculty and student resistance, integrating PBL methods within a predominantly conventional curriculum, developing PBL problems and objectives, and using tutorless…