1. PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL)
Dr. Elizabeth M. Anthony
Humanities Department
FSTPi, UTHM

2. PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL)
Conventional Lecture
Knowledge/Skills Problem Solution/
Application

3. PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL)
PBL Approach
Problem Knowledge/ Solution/
Skills Application
Reflection/
Feedback

4. PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL)
What I hear, I forget
What I see, I remember
What I do, I understand

5. PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL)
It responses directly to the challenge of equipping
the tertiary level students with the required skills
to identify, analyse, and solve real life problem.
It forces students out of the lecture
halls/laboratories and into the field where real life
problems are tackled as part of their learning
process.

6. PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL)
PROCEDURE
Present real-world problem (trigger)
Analyse the problem.
Identify learning issues.
Conduct self-directed learning.
Meet to discuss and solve the problem.

7. PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL)
PROCEDURE cont …
Introduction
Form group
Introduce members & facilitator
Setting the learning climate
Define roles (students/facilitator)
Formulate group’s ground rules
Explain FILA table

8. PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL)
Presenting the problem
Facilitator hands the problem (Trigger) to the
students.
Students read and clarify the problem if there
is insufficient data.
Identify the problem.
Generate many ideas based on the facts of
the problem by engaging prior knowledge.
Address learning issues that need to be learnt
in order to manage the problem.

9. PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL)
Making a commitment
Students summarise the ideas discussed
Identify the most probable cause of the problem
Planning learning resources
Assign learning issues
Discuss possible information sources
Agree on next meeting date

10. PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL)
Conduct self-directed learning
Proceed to find info, learn, make notes & prepare handouts for friends
Review information sources
A student summarizes the problem
Present individual finding
Discuss, review and critique information based on;
Validity
Reliability
Accuracy

11. Copyright@alice/fssw/2011
Pbl in action

12. Copyright@alice/fssw/2011
Pbl in action

13. Copyright@alice/fssw/2011
Pbl in action

14. Q & A ???
EXAMPLE