In the first two models, the teacher defines the learning by providing the content. In the PBL model, the student defines the content he or she masters. Trying to solve the problem leads him down a path of learning that he carves for himself.
I feel like Guided Design is 'good teaching' in the day to day learning environment. It is what all teachers should be doing at the least (as opposed to lecture-based teaching). Cooperative learning adds those cute little components with fancy names like jigsaw, think-pair-shair, etc. It is Guided Design on steroids. Then PBL is a whole new level of depth and breath - and isn't something you can start and finish in a class period. It is more long-term than the other two!
This helps clear things up - especially when it come to the content piece. That was what I was thinking but this clarified it for me. I like how you say that Cooperative Learning on steroids!!!!! I also agree that it seems that PBL would be something done over an entire semester or even school year while GD seems to me to be useful for a unit or module, and cooperative learning almost seems something that could fit as a component of either of GD or PBL but is much more a condensed component.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP - MUCH BETTER THAN HAVING TO TAKE THE OTHER PB - Pepto Bismol
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You poor kid. It is going to be alright!
In the first two models, the teacher defines the learning by providing the content. In the PBL model, the student defines the content he or she masters. Trying to solve the problem leads him down a path of learning that he carves for himself.
I feel like Guided Design is 'good teaching' in the day to day learning environment. It is what all teachers should be doing at the least (as opposed to lecture-based teaching). Cooperative learning adds those cute little components with fancy names like jigsaw, think-pair-shair, etc. It is Guided Design on steroids. Then PBL is a whole new level of depth and breath - and isn't something you can start and finish in a class period. It is more long-term than the other two!
I hope this helps!
Kristy -
This helps clear things up - especially when it come to the content piece. That was what I was thinking but this clarified it for me. I like how you say that Cooperative Learning on steroids!!!!!
I also agree that it seems that PBL would be something done over an entire semester or even school year while GD seems to me to be useful for a unit or module, and cooperative learning almost seems something that could fit as a component of either of GD or PBL but is much more a condensed component.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP - MUCH BETTER THAN HAVING TO TAKE THE OTHER PB - Pepto Bismol
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