Puzzle-Based Learning

through to university education - is coursework focused on the

development of problem-solving skills. Most students never learn how to

think about solving problems.

Besides being a lot of fun, a puzzle-based learning approach also does a

remarkable job of convincing students that (a) science is useful and

interesting, (b) the basic courses they take are relevant, (c) mathematics is

not that scary (no need to hate it!), and (d) it is worthwhile to stay in

school, get a degree, and move into the real world which is loaded with

interesting problems (problems perceived as real-world puzzles).