Two important new proposals are described and analyzed: Methodology of Problematization and Problem-Based Learning. The two proposals, which develop from distinct theories, have common and divergent points. However, according to both proposals, teaching and learning develop from problems. According to Methodology of Problematization, the students are led to identify the problems from a certain reality, while according to Problem-Based Learning, the problems are formulated by specialists, so that they involve all the disciplines which compose a certain curriculum. Although these two proposals are different, they provide the students with new opportunities to learn.
Problem-Based Learning; Teaching