Most students retain and use little of what they memorize in classroom situations.
Problem based learning attempts to break this focus by engaging students in structuring solutions to real life, relevant, contextualized problems. By replacing lectures with discussion forums, faculty mentoring, and collaborative research, students become actively engaged in meaningful learning. As students pursue solutions to their classroom problem, they tend to assume increased responsibility for their learning. Together, these processes and learning skills help students become more competent in information-seeking skills than traditional students. Higher Comprehension and Better Skill Development Problem based learning provides more meaning, applicability, and relevancy to classroom materials.