Context-based learning

Context-based learning, CBL, refers to the use of real-life and fictitious examples in teaching environments in order to learn through the actual, practical experience with a subject rather than just its mere theoretical parts. In the UK, CBL is often referred to as the Salters' approach[1] due to the efforts of the Salters' Company in creating teaching material in the field of chemistry. It can be generalized as: "The most important single factor influencing learning is the active engagement of the learner with the material. Obtain this - and teach by whatever methods retain this engagement.".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Campbell, B., Lazonby, J., Nicholson, P., Ramsden, J. and Waddington, D. (1994) Science: the Salters' Approach; a case study of the process of large-scale curriculum development, Science Education, 78 (5), 415-447, 1994
  2. ↑ Yam, H; Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; http://www.hk-phy.org/contextual/approach/tem/brief_e.html


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