Table 2 Responses of medical educators to PBL views statements
From: A descriptive study of medical educators' views of problem-based learning
Item | SD | D | N | A | SA | M* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
1. There is a significant difference between a PBL course and a conventional course | 3 | 7.7 | 2 | 5.1 | 5 | 12.8 | 14 | 35.9 | 13 | 33.3 | 2 | 5.1 |
2. PBL is a student-centred approach | 2 | 5.1 | 3 | 7.7 | 15 | 38.5 | 12 | 30.8 | 6 | 15.4 | 1 | 2.6 |
3. The facilitator needs to be expert in the subject matter of the case | 12 | 30.8 | 12 | 30.8 | 8 | 20.5 | 4 | 10.3 | 3 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
4. Learning from a large group lecture is a more efficient way of learning than a PBL tutorial | 14 | 35.9 | 6 | 15.4 | 15 | 38.5 | 3 | 7.7 | 1 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
5. Knowledge is better acquired in a lecture based course rather than a PBL based course | 8 | 20.5 | 8 | 20.5 | 15 | 38.5 | 7 | 17.9 | 1 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
6. PBL makes the transition easier from school to the medical environment | 7 | 17.9 | 8 | 20.15 | 15 | 38.5 | 4 | 10.3 | 3 | 7.7 | 2 | 5.1 |
7. PBL is compatible with the way that I understand my specialty or subject area | 2 | 5.1 | 1 | 2.6 | 10 | 25.6 | 16 | 41.0 | 10 | 25.6 | 0 | 0 |
8. Graduate entry PBL is a more effective way of increasing the number of doctors in the UK | 6 | 15.4 | 8 | 20.5 | 14 | 35.9 | 7 | 17.9 | 2 | 5.1 | 2 | 5.1 |
9. Graduate entry PBL will create doctors who have come from a greater variety of educational backgrounds | 6 | 15.4 | 11 | 28.2 | 9 | 23.1 | 10 | 25.6 | 3 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
10. The facilitator is redundant in a PBL tutorial meeting because students can manage their own "case scenario" | 11 | 28.2 | 21 | 53.8 | 3 | 7.7 | 2 | 5.1 | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
11. Students are forced to participate in PBL by the facilitator | 10 | 25.6 | 9 | 23.1 | 6 | 15.4 | 9 | 23.1 | 1 | 2.6 | 4 | 10.3 |
12. Graduate entry PBL will create better doctors because they have greater maturity and life experiences | 4 | 10.3 | 5 | 12.8 | 16 | 41.0 | 10 | 25.6 | 2 | 5.1 | 2 | 5.1 |
13. Colleagues, who teach in a lecture based environment, have better job satisfaction than those who teach on a PBL course | 14 | 35.9 | 6 | 15.4 | 8 | 20.5 | 7 | 17.9 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 7.7 |
14. Students on a PBL course invest too much time elaborating their knowledge in comparison with a conventional course | 10 | 25.6 | 10 | 25.6 | 11 | 28.2 | 4 | 10.3 | 2 | 5.1 | 2 | 5.1 |
15. A lot of effort is needed to implement a PBL course | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20 | 51.3 | 17 | 43.6 | 1 | 2.6 |
16. People should have considered more educational evidence before implementing PBL courses | 5 | 12.8 | 8 | 20.5 | 12 | 30.8 | 5 | 12.8 | 8 | 20.5 | 1 | 2.6 |
17. PBL students have more confidence in questioning and interacting when they are in taught classes | 1 | 2.6 | 4 | 10.3 | 15 | 38.5 | 12 | 30.8 | 7 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 |