What Is Problem-Based Learning?

From a theoretical perspective, PBL contends that knowledge is best remembered in the context in which it is learned and that acquisition and integration of new knowledge requires activation of prior knowledge (Schmidt, 1983). Throughout the MScPT Program students are presented with a variety of carefully designed health care problem, which promote the exploration of the underlying foundational, clinical and physiotherapy sciences in a context that resembles the future professional context as closely as possible.