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PROBLEM-BASED TEACHING METHOD 

Problem-based teaching technique is when students are confronted with an open-ended, ill structured, 

authentic  problem  to  be  solved  in  teams  or  to  identify  learning  needs  and  develop  a  viable  solution, 

with instructors acting as facilitators rather than primary sources of information 

Advantages  

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Class time may be devoted to Groups reporting out their progress on previous learning issues and 

listing their current learning issues and plans of work 

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Information  on  certain  issues  are  dealt  with  by  all  groups,  clarifying  common  Difficulties,  and 

suggesting additional learning issues 

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A  well-designed  problem  guides  students  to  use  course  content  and  methods,  illustrates 

fundamental principles, concepts, and procedures 

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 It  induces  the students  to  infer those things  for themselves instead of  getting them directly from 

the instructor 

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Engages  the  students  in  the  types  of  reflection  and  activities  that  lead  to  higher-order  learning 

Problems may 

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Students may acquire more knowledge in the short term when instruction is conventional  

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Students taught with PBL retain the knowledge they acquire for a longer period of time.  

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it enhances students’ retention and ability to apply material 

 

Disadvantages 

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There is very little formal class time if any, because students work on problems in groups during 

class. 

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Time consuming, as the instructor moves from group to group during class, asking questions and 

probing for understanding. 

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 Different levels of external guidance may be required by a faculty member or a designated tutor, 

or  responsibility  for  the  work  may  be  taken  by  the  groups  themselves  in  self-directed, 

interdependent, small group problem-based learning.