The most recent statement was made 24 seconds ago. I am from Educational Administration at Cal. Tom, let me ask the first question. In our video discussions the past week, many of the viewers stated they use a problem centered approach in their classrooms. In PBL the learners goal is to develop explain and defend a solution or position on a problem.
Students develop the skills necessary to continue learning in the domain.
However, in general I think be absolutely up front with the studnets is essential. David YEs reading is essential. Let me explain how it fits into the PBL context. First, there is the PBL group meeting where hypotheses are generated and the learners evaluate the hypotheses based on what they know. They also begin to identify what they need to know to better evaluate the hypotheses.