In PBL learners progressively develop autonomous learning skills.
Learners increasingly continue to learn on their own in the program and in life.
A facilitator provides the educational materials and guidance that enhances learning. A complex PBL problem stimulates the learner to organize and integrate learned information in ways that promote its recall and application to future problems. PBL problems challenge learners to acquire problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Learners process and solve a problem with information they may already possess permitting them to validate what they already know. They also identify and inquire into what they need to know.