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
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