A Study on Key Components of Problem-Based Learning through Literature Review

Abstract

The World Economic Forum’s “The Future of Jobs” (2016) report, states that ‘complex problem-solving’ has been assessed as the most important competency for future society. In “The Future of Jobs Report 2018,” the World Economic Forum continues to highlight complex problem-solving as a skill in demand, along with capacities such as analytical thinking and innovation, critical thinking and analysis, active learning and learning strategies, and reasoning, problem-solving and ideation. The Korean Ministry of Education has suggested that education which i) manifests the learner’s potential, creativity, and problem-solving capacity, ii) fully exhibits learner’s interest and aptitude, and iii) makes much of mankind and contributes to social unification, as three major directions for Korea’s educational development in response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Nowadays, universities within Korea are asked not only to play a role as research centers but are also requested to educate students into professionals equipped with problem-solving capacities well fit for industry within society. However, it is reckoned that rote-teaching has limits in educating present-day students, who differ in approaches to reaching learning capacity and cultural characteristics compared to those of the past. Thus, creative educational attempts to ensure acquisition of specialized knowledge and progress in on-site capability are required now more than ever. Various education methods digressing from the established rote-teaching method have been examined previously, including major-based capstone design, problem-based learning, experimental learning, project-based capstone design, and multi-disciplinary approaches. A Study on Key Components of Problem-Based Learning through Literature Review Hyun Cho, Seul Min Cho, Byung Mo Cho, Sung Hoon Jeong, Seo Young Cho Department of Health Policy and Management, Inje University, Inje Institute of Hospice & Palliative Care, Inje University, Busan, Korea Department of Translation, Korean-English Concentration, Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea