Why pQBL? Because Quality in Learning Should Be Measurable
Pure Question-Based Learning delivers content as questions with constructive feedback, replacing most pre-reading with tightly designed items that surface misconceptions and correct them on the spot.
Why we chose it
- Less to produce, less to consume. Courses can be built faster, and learners face only what matters most.
- Equal or better results. In randomized evaluations, pQBL matched or outperformed classic QBL — and participants finished slightly faster.
- Analytics-ready by design. Every response is feedback and data, enabling real-time quality monitoring and just-in-time improvements.
Our expert backbone
The methodology is led by Professor Olle Bälter (KTH), whose team advanced QBL into Pure QBL and continues to publish and teach it across contexts. We’re proud to build on their work.
What this means for our course
- Clear, measurable progress via embedded questions and feedback.
- Faster content creation for trainers — and lighter workload for participants.
- Stronger evidence that our AI-enhanced language teaching really works.
We have written more about this pQBL in the Methodology tab.
pQBL is a new term for me. I read about it and can agree that it is a good method to develop critical thinking skills especially HOTs. It’s about transforming passive learning into active one by asking questions first, but not memorising texts and dialogues. It’s good for online education. Now in Ukraine all the classes are online. This method can save time for preparation and be more focused on studying.
Thank you for this comment. We are also constantly discovering the nuances of this method. I think it is important to convince learners that answering questions does not have to be a test, but a way to gain knowledge. The most difficult thing is probably to optimize feedback so that it is valuable, but not overly complicated.