ABSTRACT
This chapter uses a trouble-shooting approach identifying a number of common problems and then suggesting how they may be overcome. It deals with a number of these interactions by focusing on the dominant aspects: the curriculum content, the student, and teaching strategies. Introducing the concepts of plans and planning to students is the first step in the Process-Based Instruction (PBI) process. Some teachers begin to use PBI by developing and using plans infrequently, or for a very limited number of activities. After a period of time, they may not discern any change in students' academic performance or in the spirit of cooperation and involvement of the students in classroom activities. Some teachers get students involved in plan development right from the time they start PBI in their classrooms. This is a matter of personal style. Once students have the idea of the purpose of plans and how to go about making them, they generally become enthusiastic plan-makers.
