What follows is our group's answers to the questions raised in the Ivestigating PBL exercise on Thursday, June 13, 1996. It is self or group directed, involves the use of pertinent resources, e.g., data bases, libraries, and experimental results.
Most examples reviewed in the literature are of student teams with a faculty tutor.
With the computer it can be individualized or used to link groups studying different aspects of a problem. The time factor is dependent upon the nature of the problem, the time available, and how well students are given directions. It requires any and all data sources. Reports from students and tutors at Southern Illinois University and University of Delaware PBL webb sites, individuals begin PBL with attitutes ranging from excitement to skepticism and end with mostly excitement, though a few report that traditional methods of instruction and learning are still essential components of learning. Good example involve interacting systems questions ranging from nature to business.