Problemorientiertes Lernen in computerunterstützten Lernumgebungen: Internationale best-practice Beispiele

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.