The differences between the Project Based Learning and the Inquiry Based Learning approaches; the main advantages of the both

methods

Valentina Marinova

IBL and PBL are the minimally direct instructional methods that have been used successfully from a long time ago and continue to gain

acceptance in different level of education. The practice demonstrates that students and educators are highly interested in these two methods due

to their learner-centered perspectives.

IBL PBL

Principle observations by using deductive questions. explanation and resolution by starting

Instructional type !inimally direct instruction. !inimally direct instruction.

"ey elements #xploration invention application. Identifying problems activating prior   $nowledge

encoding specificity elaboration of $nowledge.

%tudents prior  

$nowledge&s$ills

 'ot important-student can produce $nowledge from their

observation

Prior $nowledge and s$ills application is important.

Teacher role Leader coach model facilitator.

%ource of driving questions.

(acilitator and coach rather than leader 

%tudent role Interprets explains hypothesi)ing designing and

directing own tas$s sharing authority for answers.

*etermining whether a problem exists creating an exact

statement of the problem identifying information data and

learning goals creating a wor$ing plan.

%ource of driving questions.

(or which field (or all fields& especially for elementary schools. (or all fields

(or which level (or all levels& especially for early educational levels. (or all levels& especially for high degree classes

+utcomes ,onceptual u nderstanding of s cience principals

comprehension of the nature of scientific inquiry and a

grasp of applications of science $nowledge to societal and

 personal issues creativity intelligence.

#ffective problem-solving s$ills self- directed lifelong

learning s$ills effective collaborations.