Evaluate Solutions and Choose One

At this intersection, you review the results of your research and the solutions you have developed, and you choose one to put forward as your preferred solution to the problem.

Working in a Group

If you are working in a group, this step requires you to explain to the others why you think one solution is better than the others and to listen to the arguments of others for their preferred solution. Through this give-and-take, your group aims to come to a consensus about which of the options you will submit as the best solution to the problem. If you cannot agree, you can always submit two solutions with supporting majority and minority opinions.

Tips for Evaluating Solutions

What does the solution solve? | Compare each solution to the parts of the problem you identified when you stated the problem. Does the solution address the problem in all its complexity?

Prioritize solutions. | A simple grid may help you recognize which solution you like best. If, for example, you have generated four solutions, compare them to each other by filling in an answer to the question, "Which is better?" for each combination with an unshaded box in the table below:

Which is better?	Solution 1	Solution 2	Solution 3	Solution 4
Solution 1
Solution 2
Solution 3

The bottom line. | Choosing a solution in this step means that you settle on one way of addressing the problem and complete the requested materials from the perspective of that preferred solution. This is the last step in your problem-solving activity. The two remaining intersections of problem-based learning have to do with assessing the learning experience.

Go on to PBL Intersection

Assess Performance