The key difference between the PYP and PBL is the learning focus. The PYP is centered on transdisciplinary learning where we teach all subjects to create a comprehensive view on learning. While PBL is looking at the merits of collaborative learning and how it helps learners to come up with innovative new ideas. Both approaches are centered on developing a learner who can see beyond the content to make real-world applications. We do this through regular feedback of how we are doing at a moment in time, give feedforward to move toward the next steps, provide opportunities to reflect and revise the thinking. The PYP is now more balanced in approach to assessment. There is less emphasis on a summative project, where PBL has a public product for each unit. The PYP has gone away from this approach towards more frequent formative assessments and a minor summative of the central idea. As I review these two programs, we can see that there are more similarities than differences. The key factor is that it is learner-driven and focused on developing young people who can think beyond the required content.
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