3. Coaching Roles

1. Advisor 2. Authority 3. Problem Solver 4. Inspector 5. Model

6. Motivator 7. Feedback provider 8. Educator 9. Group specialist

During the PBL-based EPICES projects groups of students work on a problem or assignment for a longer period of time, in dialogue with a coach who facilitates the students’ guided-independent learning.

Therefore, the correct interpretation of the coaching is crucial for the success of these project.

A framework was created to collect all the different aspects of coaching into nine ‘coaching roles’ that each represent a main didactical aspect of coaching a PBL-based EPICES project.

Here you get an insight into these different coaching roles and some guidelines on how to take them on: