Describe project-based learning and problem-based learning. What characteristics do they have in common?

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ANS: Project-based learning is a teaching method that engages students in extended inquiry into complex, realistic questions as they work in teams and create presentations (in various forms) to share what they have learned. Problem-based learning is a related method involving focused, experiential learning organized around the investigation and resolution of "messy," real-world problems. The former usually results in the construction of something, whereas the latter is more open-ended. In each, however, students are engaged problem solvers, work in collaborative groups, use interdisciplinary resources, acquire new skills, and struggle with ambiguity and complexity. Both deal with real-life issues that are relevant to students, and both have teachers serving as coaches, guides, and models of interest and enthusiasm for learning.