Problem based learning: An instructional model and its constructivist framework

Savery, J. R., & Duffy, T. M. (1995). Problem based learning: An instructional model and its constructivist framework. Educational technology, 35(5), 31-38.

This article makes the connection between the theoretical principles of constructivism, the practice of instructional design, and the practice of teaching. The basic characterization of constructivism is identified and what they believe to be the central principles in learning and understanding. The authors then identify and give an in-depth description on eight instructional principles for the design of a constructivist learning environment. The article concludes with an examination of best exemplars of a constructivist learning environment.