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Problem solving skills versus knowledge acquisition: the historical dispute that split problem-based learning into

Virginie F C Servant-Miklos^1,2

¹Aalborg University, Rendsburggade 14, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark. servant@euc.eur.nl.

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Summary

This study explores a 1970s debate on problem-based learning (PBL) between Howard S Barrows and Henk Schmidt. Their differing views on cognitive psychology, hypothetico-deduction versus constructivism, shaped PBL

Area of Science:

Education
Cognitive Psychology
History of Science

Background:

Problem-based learning (PBL) has evolved significantly since its inception.

Keywords:

Constructivism History Hypothetico-deduction Problem-based learning

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Key historical figures like Howard S Barrows and Henk Schmidt shaped early PBL methodologies.

An intellectual dispute in the 1970s centered on the fundamental purpose of PBL.