Problem-based Learning in an Online Course: A case study

dc.creator	James Cheaney
dc.creator	Thomas S. Ingebritsen
dc.date	2005-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:20:34Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:20:34Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/93156ffd8d2a4ba781e2cbace408825a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/28369
dc.description	Problem-based learning (PBL) is the use of a “real world” problem or situation as a context for learning. The present study explores the use of PBL in an online biotechnology course. In the PBL unit, student groups dealt with the ethical, legal, social, and human issues surrounding pre-symptomatic DNA testing for a genetic disease. Issues concerning implementation of PBL in the online environment are discussed, as are differences between online PBL and face-to-face PBL. This study provides evidence to suggest that PBL stimulates higher-order learning in students. However, student performance on a lower-level exam testing acquisition of factual knowledge was slightly lower for PBL students than for students who learned the same material through a traditional lecture-based approach. Possible reasons for this lower level of performance are explored. Student reactions and feedback to the PBL format yield more insight into issues surrounding the implementation of PBL in the online environment.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/content/v6.3/cheaney-ingebritsen.html
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 6, Iss 3 (2005)
dc.subject	problem-based learning
dc.subject	case-based learning
dc.subject	distance education
dc.subject	cooperative learning
dc.subject	genetic diseases
dc.subject	genetic testing
dc.subject	instructional design
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Problem-based Learning in an Online Course: A case study
dc.type	article