The scope of PBL implementation shaped discussion quality: hybrid lecture-based implementation reduced uncertainty but yielded less critical discussion than full PBL¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2014 · checked against its sources 2026-10-19 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The more learning content was covered in lectures instead of PBL sessions, the less likely students were to engage in critical and in-depth discussions to construct their own knowledge. → Janneke M. Frambach 2014 q2 i? The Hong Kong hybrid approach also reduced uncertainty, making students less afraid to speak up because lectures gave them more prior knowledge. → Janneke M. Frambach 2014 (2)

Evidence¶

Janneke M. Frambach 2014¶

Janneke M. Frambach, Erik W. Driessen, Philip Beh and Cees P.M. van der Vleuten. (2014). Quiet or questioning? Students' discussion behaviors in student-centered education across cultures. Studies in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2012.754865

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Qualitative comparative case study; the results section reports that in the hybrid Hong Kong curriculum students often repeated factual knowledge from lectures rather than asking critical questions or challenging existing views.

"the more learning content was covered in lectures instead of in PBL sessions, the less likely students were to engage in critical and in-depth discussions during the PBL sessions to construct their own knowledge"

Janneke M. Frambach 2014 (2)¶

Janneke M. Frambach, Erik W. Driessen, Philip Beh and Cees P.M. van der Vleuten. (2014). Quiet or questioning? Students' discussion behaviors in student-centered education across cultures. Studies in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2012.754865

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Same study, results section: the hybrid implementation had a countervailing enhancing effect on willingness to speak, illustrating that one contextual factor could both inhibit and enhance discussion behaviors.

"the Hong Kong hybrid approach reduced uncertainty, making students less afraid to speak up in the discussions, because of their higher degree of prior knowledge as a result of the lectures."

Discussion¶

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