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标题：Problem Based Learning: Does it provide appropriate levels of guidance and flexibility for use in police recruit education?
作者：Brett Shipton of Charles Sturt University, AUSTRALIA
期刊名称：Journal of Learning Design
印刷版ISSN：1832-8342
出版年度：2009
卷号：03
期号：01
页码：57-67
出版社：Queensland University of Technology
摘要：Education programs for police recruits have often been criticised for their over-reliance on teacher-centred approaches that are less than ideal for promoting functional knowledge and critical thinking skills. Problem-Based Learning (PBL), which is suggested as an alternative, has been criticised for not providing novice learners with appropriate levels of guidance. This paper, drawing on the author’s experiences of a ‘Police PBL’ course originating in North America, will discuss whether this PBL model provides appropriate levels of scaffolding for novice learners in police recruit education. It also discusses how guidance for learners can be utilized in a hybrid PBL model at the New South Wales (NSW) Police College. It is concluded that the Police PBL model provides flexible guidance to novice learners via a range of scaffolding strategies. A hybrid PBL curriculum is also proposed to seek a more effective balance of teacher and learner-centred approaches.
关键词：
Problem-based learning, police education, scaffolding