RE: Difference between PBL & TBL

Currently I am teaching social studies 11 & 8 on my BEd practicum, where I
had hoped to implement TBL at the secondary level. Immediately I found the
prospect much more difficult than one-class applied skill PBL scenarios
which can build on previous knowledge & skills. There are several reasons
why PBL appears more appropriate in this particular class set than TBL
which I'll share with you.

One large barrier I faced that is different from post-secondary is that
secondary schools appear to be largely against the flipped classroom and
assigning homework is increasingly being frowned upon as taking up 'leisure
time' or even promoting plagiarism, when work can be assuredly original
when supervised in-class (especially for writing).

Another barrier I faced is the low functionality or intrinsic motivation of
high school students. I usually only think about going as far as the RAT
stage for the SS11 provincial exam content. They lack the focus and
self-discipline to work in groups and stay on task as easily as university
students. SS8 may lend itself better, though I don't see much more
motivation happening, with 4 more years of highschool to look forward to.

Some teachers are against keeping students in one permanent or semi
permanent group, preferring to expose younger students to a greater variety
of work conditions, attitudes, and people. This was the primary reason a
TBL unit was rejected by my supervisor.

Although I haven't tried it, I have some doubts as to the feasibility of
the peer-review accountability system in TBL in high school. Hard feelings
might arise if the identity of reviews becomes known, especially in jr.
grades for students who will continue to be in the same cohort for years. I
have heard teachers support the idea of personal reflection but feel
uncomfortable with peer review of already sensitive teenagers.


As it stands I have only been able to implement shorter, compact PBL
scenerios that lend themselves to the broad, survey scope of the secondary
school social studies curriculum. Having to cover 1000 years of world
history in SS8 and Human Geography, Politics & Government, and Canadian
History in the 20th century in SS11 (with a provincial exam) means an
enormous amount of data to cover, with little time for in-depth analysis.

I would be happy to try TBL for either of these class topics (high middle
ages 2 weeks, 1900-1939, one week per decade), if any examples are
available,

*Phaidra Ruck*
about.me/phaidra




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