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PBL and teaching reform in higher education [Abstract]: In this paper, the concept, characteristics, and so an overview of PBL, proposed to apply PBL-based curriculum of China’s higher education reform, and from the problem, basic, role, strategy and difficulties in several aspects of the analysis and elaboration. Keywords: PBL; colleges and universities; teaching reform; Application 1, PBL Overview PBL that is problem-based learning (Problem-Based Learning), referred to as PBL, also known as problem-based learning. From the Southern Illinois University College of Medicine, Department of Education’s Web site on the PBL perspective, PBL is based on real-world problems in order to student-centered educational methods [1]. It stressed that the study is set to complex, meaningful questions, scenarios, through the cooperation of learners to solve the real problem behind the problem in order to learn implicit in the scientific knowledge, the formation of problem-solving skills and self-learning capabilities [2 ]. Problems, problem representation, problem solving, which are information processing psychology or cognitive psychology, an important research subject. Problem-based learning to information processing psychology and cognitive psychology, the basis of belonging to the scope of constructivist learning theory is the constructivist teaching reform ideas were “the core of a widely used line of thought.” [3] PBL originated in the 20th century, the 50’s the U.S. medical education has more than 60 medical schools in the promotion, the amendment. Now, more institutions adopt this method of instruction or teaching reforms, including Education, Business School, Engineering, and a number of high school. PBL in the implementation process contained in the basic aspects are: the organization, to commence a new problem, follow-up, activity reporting, reflection and other problems. 2, PBL of the basic characteristics of (A) PBL is a learner-centered