Case Based Learning

Case Based Learning

When I realized I was doing my project on case based learning, I honestly was not very enthusiastic about it at first. I thought it would be hard to understand the concept of case based learning. However, I came to realize that case based learning is actually very familiar to me. My psychology teacher used case based learning quite a bit. She would give us a narrative of someone’s mental problem and we students would have to decipher what is their mental problem. It was quite fun to me. Also, it required me to take responsibility for my learning. In fact, I would even say case based learning is used in math. For example, word problems where people are involved could be considered case based learning because a narrative is given. Students are required to solve a problem and learn from the problem. Moreover, problem based learning and case based learning are very similar to each other. They both deal with a situation, but case based learning is more in depth. When I become a teacher, I will definitely use case based learning. I will use it in my science class and social studies class.