Problemorientiertes Lernen in computerunterstützten Lernumgebungen: Internationale best-practice Beispiele

Abstract

A systematic exchange of experiences with new methods of learning and teaching and new learning environments is of great importance for the successful implementation of innovations in schools. The present report describes some examples of successful innovations from different countries. The projects chosen are based on the problem-based learning approach (PBL). Further, these projects have been carried out in cooperation with and evaluated by research teams. Diverse sources of information were used to search for successful example projects, including personal contacts, current research literature and the Internet. The results of this search show that numerous problem-based projects are already being put into practice in different countries. However, finding school projects with research partnerships proved difficult. The reasons for this are manifold. Institutional or bureaucratic impediments are but one aspect of this. Furthermore, studying the different projects in different countries showed how differently the concept of problem-based learning is understood and applied. The best-practice projects discussed here will serve as examples, and as motivation for further problem-based learning environments. The evaluation of such theoretically established computer-supported learning environments constitutes a particular challenge. Some initial implications for the further development of problem-based computer-supported learning environments can be drawn from the discussion of the chosen example projects. These implications, however, require further investigation.