Variations of problem- and project-based learning in higher education

This study identified variations of problem- and project based learning (PPBL) in higher education. Additionally the research aimed to evaluate ways to identify PPBL variations. In order to do so a qualitative case study has been performed at a Dutch university. The analysis of module handbooks with an innovation configuration map (ICM), which had been developed based on an earlier literature research, resulted in an improved description of several PPBL variations and identified eight new ones. Furthermore it has been established that module handbooks offer only limited insight into PPBL variations and alternative ways to identify them have to be validated.