The PBL assumption that student-generated learning issues guide self-directed learning had never been empirically tested before this study¶
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q1 i? The assumption that learning issues generated in tutorial groups are used as guides for self-directed learning, though basic to PBL, had not been tested prior to this study. → Dolmans 1994
Evidence¶
Dolmans 1994¶
Dolmans, D., Schmidt, H. & Gijselaers, W. (1994). The relationship between student-generated learning issues and self-study in problem-based learning. Instructional Science: An International Journal of Learning and Cognition, 22(4), 251–267. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00891779
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The article's framing statement, made in the abstract, that the core PBL assumption linking group-generated learning issues to self-study "has never been tested"; this study provides the test.
"A major assumption of problem-based learning (PBL) is that learning issues, generated by students while discussing a problem, are used as guides for self-directed learning activities. This assumption, though basic to PBL, has never been tested."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Problem-based tutorial discussion of a relevant problem before studying an expository text increases the number of accurate propositions recalled from that text — related
- Self-generation of learning issues improves studied materials, self-study time, and reporting time in PBL — related
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The PBL assumption that student-generated learning issues guide self-directed learning had never been empirically tested before this study |
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The PBL assumption that student-generated learning issues guide self-directed learning had never been empirically tested before this study |
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