PBL selection

I chose Scenario 3. The problems presented in this scenario are the result of child-parent and student-teacher relationship. We can employ Bronfenbrenner's theory to look at how parent could influence the child development. We can also research into the different parenting styles(Authorative, Authoritarian, Permissive and Uninvolved). I would feel that the parenting style adopted by John's parents is intermediate between the Authoritarian and uninvolved styles.
We can look into some of the ways which we can promote parent-teacher interaction, because school-family relationship is one of the main components in the mesosystem (Bronfenbrenner’s theory).

We can also apply Erikson theory to analyse the factors that influence the development of self-identity in a child. Both Andy and John seem to be suffering from low self-concept. Hence, I would think that Erikson theory could contribute more to our analysis of scenario 1 and 3 than scenario 2, which compares the pedagogical approaches among the different teachers.

John appears to be lacking in many aspects of moral development as compared to Andy in scenario 1. Thus, it could be appropriate for us to bring in the Piaget and Kohlberg theory of moral development into our analysis if we choose scenario 3.

John's gaming addiction is another interesting area which we can look into as we know schools are actively promoting cyberwellness among the students. It would be good to research on the factors contributing to gaming addiction among students.


In summary, scenario 3 enables us to approach the problems from different angles and this will ensure that our project would have a wider content coverage and greater depth. Moreover, a wider scope would provide us with more opportunities to put our theories into perspective. As for scenario 1, the scope of analysis might be narrower but certainly we can look into ways to increase the depth of content. The focus on scenario 1 would be teacher-student relationship.
As for scenario 2, the problems are easier to spot and hence less challenging for us.