| Title: |
The Power of Problem Based Learning beyond Its Didactic Attributes |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Simboeck, Elisabeth; Marksteiner, Jessica; Machacek, Thomas; Wiessner, Katharina; Gepp, Barbara; Jesenberger, Veronika; Weihs, Anna; Leitner, Rita |
| Source: |
Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education. 2021 9(1):109-130. |
| Availability: |
Aalborg University Press. Skjernvej 4A, 2.sal, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark. Web site: http://journals.aau.dk/index.php/pbl |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
22 |
| Publication Date: |
2021 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Problem Based Learning; COVID-19; Pandemics; Blended Learning; Conventional Instruction; Distance Education; Online Courses; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Foreign Countries; Biological Sciences; Science Instruction; College Science; Science Laboratories; Program Implementation; College Students; College Faculty |
| Geographic Terms: |
Austria (Vienna) |
| ISSN: |
2246-0918 |
| Abstract: |
Hybrid courses with a focus on practice-orientated education and self-guided learning phases are on the rise on the higher education sector. Disciplines in Life Sciences implicate a high degree of practical laboratory expertise. The University of Applied Sciences (UAS) in Vienna, Austria, has thus been endeavoured offering students a high qualitative education integrating hybrid courses based on PBL principles, which consist of on-site (including the transmission of necessary background and practical laboratory training) and off-site (including self-study phases) sessions. As practical laboratory units are central in those courses, the restrictive measures, including the transition to a complete online teaching format due to the first COVID-19-pandemic lock-down, had severe effects on the implementation and the quality of the curriculum. According to surveys made specifically to address this problematic situation, it can be concluded that on-site practical units are fundamental for certain disciplines such as Life Sciences. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2022 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1337705 |
| Database: |
ERIC |