[Squeakland] Buck Inst ?

[Tony Forster]

> Has anyone heard of/have experience with the Buck Institute
> and their Project Based Learning stuff (www.bie.org).
>
You may be interested in some readings on Project Based Learning and related 
learning.

Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the 
Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and 
Inquiry-Based Teaching Paul A. Kirschner
http://www.cogtech.usc.edu/publications/kirschner_Sweller_Clark.pdf

Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006) make a general case for the 
effectiveness of a teaching method-direct instruction-without reference to 
any context of what it is that is being taught by whom and to whom. In so 
doing, they bypass what is arguably....
http://www.cogtech.usc.edu/publications/kuhn_ep_07.pdf

Scaffolding and Achievement in Problem-Based and Inquiry Learning: A 
Response to Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006) Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver, 
Ravit Golan Duncan, and Clark A. Chinn
http://www.cogtech.usc.edu/publications/hmelo_ep07.pdf

Problem-Based Learning is Compatible with Human Cognitive Architecture: 
Commentary on Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006) Henk G. Schmidt and Sofie 
M. M. Loyens Psychology Department Erasmus University Rotterdam, The 
Netherlands Tamara van Gog Edu...
http://www.cogtech.usc.edu/publications/schmidt_etal_ep07.pdf