problem-basedlearning (PBL) has been shown to be effective for promoting student competencies in self-directed and collaborative learning, critical thinking, self-reflection and tackling novel situations. However, th...
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problem-basedlearning (PBL) has been shown to be effective for promoting student competencies in self-directed and collaborative learning, critical thinking, self-reflection and tackling novel situations. However, the need for face-to-face interactions at the same place and time severely limits the potential of traditional PBL. The requirements of space and for meeting at a specific location at the same time create timetabling difficulties. Such limitations need to be tackled before all potentials of PBL learning can be realized. The present study aimed at designing and implementing an online PBL environment for undergraduate speech/language pathology students, and assessing the associated pedagogical effectiveness. A group of eight PBL students were randomly selected to participate in the study. They underwent 4 weeks of online PBL using Adobe Connect. Upon completion of the experiment, they were assessed via a self-reported questionnaire and quantitative comparison with traditional PBL students based on the same written assignment. The questionnaire revealed that all participating students enjoyed online PBL, without any perceived negative effects on learning. online PBL unanimously saved the students travel time to and from school. Statistical analysis indicated no significant difference in assignment grades between the online and traditional PBL groups, indicating that online PBL learning appears to be similarly effective as traditional face-to-face PBL learning.
Background: Although problembasedlearning has a great potential to promote learning outcomes as well as cognitive abilities, the number of previous studies investigating this potential on critical thinking, reading ...
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Background: Although problembasedlearning has a great potential to promote learning outcomes as well as cognitive abilities, the number of previous studies investigating this potential on critical thinking, reading comprehension abilities and attitudes in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context is scarce. Also, the number of studies comparing the effectiveness of online and face-to-face problembasedlearning on these variables is scarcer and this limited research has yielded contradictory results. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate and compare the effectiveness of online and face-to-face problembasedlearning on critical thinking skills, dispositions, reading comprehension abilities, and attitudes of EFL students. Method: Pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design was employed in this study that has two experimental groups and one control group. There were 23 (13 females and 10 males), 23 (14 females and 9 males), and 22 (12 females and 10 males) EFL students in online problem based learning group, face-to-face problembasedlearning group, and control group, respectively. In the first experimental group, problembasedlearning activities were conducted online while the same activities were conducted face-to-face in the classroom in the second experimental group. In the control group, no experimental procedures were followed and the students continued their regular instructor-led reading activities. Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Test, Sosu Critical Thinking Dispositions Scale, Reading Comprehension Test, and Attitudes Towards English Scale were used to collect the data. The data were analysed using paired-samples t-test and ANCOVA with pretest scores as the covariate variable. Results and Conclusions: It was found that problembasedlearning, either online or face-to-face, significantly enhanced EFL learners' reading comprehension abilities and attitudes towards English as well as their critical thinking skills and dispositions. It w
This study aims at finding out the effects of the online and face to face problembasedlearning environments in mathematics education on student's academic achievement. The study was conducted at Department of Co...
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