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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PROBLEM BASED LEARNING IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY

Year 2009, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 95 - 110, 01.06.2009

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate if developed problem scenarios were suitable for Problem Based Learning (PBL) and to determine advantages and disadvantages of PBL based on students’ opinion. For this purpose, six problem scenarios were developed related to first law of thermodynamics. Firstly these prob- lems were checked by experts whether the problem scenarios were suitable for PBL. Secondly, PBL treatment was took 18 hours. At the end of the treatment students were interviewed to carry out their opinion for assessing advantages and disadvan- tages of PBL. According to the students who participate in this study the advantages of PBL were use of information resource, cooperate with peer, high motivation and positive attitude, retention, communication, problem solving, self-directed learning. However the disadvantages were time limitation, be unaccustomed to the method, build of groups and inadequate cooperation, getting inadequate knowledge and communication problems.

References

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  • Bayrak, R. (2007). Probleme dayalı öğrenme yaklaşımı ile katılar konusunun öğre- timi. Doktora Tezi, Atatürk Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Erzurum, Türkiye.
  • Cavanaugh, J. C. (2001). Make it so: Administrative support for problem-based learning. The Power of Problem-Based Learning, Eds: Duch, B. J., Groh,
  • S. E. and Allen, D. E., Sterling, Virginia, 27-36.
  • Dochy, F., Segers, M., Bossche, P. V., Gijbels, D. (2003). Effects of problem-based learning: a meta analysis. Learning and Instruction, 13 (5), 533–568
  • Dods, R. (1997). An action research study of the effectiveness of problem-based learning in promoting the acquisition and retention of knowledge. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 20, 423–437.
  • Douvlou, E. (2006). Effective teaching and learning: Integrating problem-based learning in the teaching of sustainable design. CEBE Transactions, 3 (2), 23–37.
  • Dökme, İ. (2005). Milli eğitim bakanlığı (MEB) ilköğretim 6. sınıf fen bilgisi ders kitabının bilimsel süreç becerileri yönünden değerlendirilmesi. İlköğretim- Online, 4 (1), 7–17.
  • Duch, B. J. (2001). Writing problems for deeper understanding. The Power of Prob- lem-based Learning, Eds: Duch, B. J., Groh, S. E. and Allen, D. E., Ster- ling, Virginia, 47-53.
  • Duch B. J. (2007). Problem-based learning. University of Delaware,
  • <http://www.udel.edu/pbl/> Retriewed on july 2007.
  • Duch, B. J., Groh, S. E., Allen, D. E. (2001). Why problem-based learning? A case study of institutional change in undergraduate education. The Power of Problem-Based Learning, Eds: Duch, B. J., Groh, S. E. and Allen, D. E., Sterling, Virginia, 3-11.
  • Gallagher, S. A., Stepien, W. J., Sher, B. T., Workman, D. (1995). Implementing problem-based learning in science classrooms. School Science and Mathematics, 95 (3), 136–146.
  • Hmelo, C. E., Ferrari, M. (1997). The problem-based learning tutorial: Cultivating higher order thinking skills. Journal for the Education of The Gifted, 20 (4), 401–422.
  • Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Barrows, H. S. (2006). Goals and strategies of a problem-based learning facilitator. The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 1 (1), 21–39.
  • Hsu, Y. C. (1999). Evaluation theory in problem-based learning approach. ERIC Document ED 436148, 199-205.
  • Hung, W., Bailey, J. H., Jonassen, D. H. (2003). Exploring the tensions of problem- based learning: Insights from research. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 95, 13–23.
  • Johnson, R. T., Johnson, D. W. (2007). Cooperative learning. The Cooperative Learning Center at The University of Minnesota, <http://www.co- operation.org/index.html> Retriewed on december 2007.
  • Kaptan, F., Korkmaz, H. (2002). Probleme dayalı öğrenme yaklaşımının hizmet öncesi fen öğretmenlerinin problem çözme becerileri ve öz yeterlik inanç düzeylerine etkisi. V. Ulusal Fen Bilimleri ve Matematik Eğitimi Kongresi, Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Ankara, Türkiye.
  • Kayalı, H. A., Ürek, R. Ö., Tarhan, L. (2002). Kimya ders programı maddenin yapı- sı ünitesindeki “bağlar” konusunda aktif öğrenme destekli yeni bir rehber
  • materyal geliştirilmesi ve uygulanması. V. Ulusal Fen Bilimleri ve Mate- matik Eğitimi Kongresi, Ankara, Türkiye.
  • Kwan, C. Y. (2000). What is problem-based learning (PBL): It is magic, myth and mindset. Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning, 3 (3), 1–6.
  • Little, S. (1997). Preparing tertiary teachers for problem-based learning. The Challenge of Problem-based Learning, 2nd Edition, Eds: Boud, D. and Feletti, G. I., London, 117-124.
  • Mauffette, Y., Kandbinder, P., Soucisse, A. (2004). The problem in problem-based learning is the problems: But do they motivate students? Challenging Research in Problem-based Learning, Eds: Savin-Baden, M. And Wilkie, K., Society for Research into Higher Education, Open University Press, 11- 25, UK.
  • Miller, C. K., Peterson, R. L. (20039. Creating a positive climate: Cooperative learning. Safe and Responsive Schools, <http://www.indiana.edu/~safeschl/ cooperative_learning.pdf> Retriewed on september 2007.
  • Norman G. R. ve Schmidt H. G. (1992). The psychological basis of problem-based learning: a review of the evidence. Academic Medicine, 67 (9), 557–565.
  • Nowak, J. A., Plucker, J. A. (1999). Do as I say, not as I do? Student assesment in problem based learning. Assesment in Problem Based Learning,
  • <http://www.indiana.edu/~legobots/q515/pbl.html> Retriewed on septem- ber 2007.
  • Savin-Baden, M., Major, C. H. (2004). Foundation of Problem-based Learning.
  • Society for Research into Higher Education, Open University Press, 197 p, UK.
  • Sonmez, D., Lee H. (2003). Problem-based learning in science. ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, ERIC Digest ED- SE–03–04, 1–2.
  • Springer, L., Stanne, M. E. ve Donovan S. S. (1999). Effects of small-group learn- ing on undergraduates in science, mathematics, engineering, and technol- ogy: A meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research, 69 (1), 21-51.
  • Sungur, S., Tekkaya, C. (2006). Effects of problem-based learning and traditional instruction on self-regulated learning. The Journal of Educational Research, 99 (5), 307–317.
  • Şenocak, E. (2005). Probleme dayalı öğrenme yaklaşımının maddenin gaz hali ko- nusunun öğretimine etkisi üzerine bir araştırma. Doktora Tezi, Atatürk Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Erzurum, Türkiye.
  • Tatar, E. (2007). Probleme Dayalı Öğrenme Yaklaşımının Termodinamiğin Birinci Kanununu Anlamaya Etkisi. Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi, Atatürk Üni- versitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Erzurum, Türkiye.
  • Tavukcu, K. (2006). Fen bilgisi dersinde probleme dayalı öğrenmenin öğrenme ürünlerine etkisi. Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Zonguldak Karaelmas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Zonguldak, Türkiye.
  • Uden, L., Beaumont, C. (2006). Techonology and Problem-Based Learning.
  • Information Science Publishing, 344 p, London, UK.
  • Visser, Y. L. (2002). Effects of problem-based and lecture-based ınstructional strategies on problem solving performance and learner attitudes in a high school genetics class. The 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Educa- tional Research Association, New Orleans, LA. <http://www.learndev.org/ dl/aera-pbl-ylv.pdf> Retriewed on August 2007
  • Walsh, A. (2005). The tutor in problem-based learning: a novice’s guide. Ed: Sciarra, E. F., McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Canada.
  • Ward, J. D., Lee C. L. (2002). A review of problem-based learning. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Education, 20 (1), 16–26.
  • Weiss, R. E. (2003). Designing problems to promote higher-order thinking. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 95, 25–31.
  • Williams, B A. (2001). Introductory physics: A problem-based model. The Power of Problem-Based Learning, Eds: Duch, B. J., Groh, S. E. and Allen, D. E., Sterling, Virginia, 251-265.
  • Wood, E. J. (2004). Problem-based learning. Acta Biochimica Polonica, 51 (2), 21–
  • -
  • Yaman, S. ve Yalçın, N. (2005). Fen eğitiminde probleme dayalı öğrenme yaklaşı- mının problem çözme ve öz-yeterlik inanç düzeylerinin gelişimine etkisi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 29, 229–236.
  • Yıldırım, A., Şimşek, H. (2000). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri. 2.
  • Baskı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 241 s, Ankara, Türkiye.

KİMYA EĞİTİMİNDE PROBLEME DAYALI ÖĞRENMENİN AVANTAJ VE DEZAVANTAJLARI: BİR DURUM ÇALIŞMASI

Year 2009, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 95 - 110, 01.06.2009

Abstract

Bu çalışmada hazırlanan problem senaryolarının Probleme Dayalı Öğrenme (PDÖ) için uygun olup olmadığı belirlenerek bir PDÖ uygulamasının gerçekleştirilmesi ve gerçekleştirilen uygulamaya yönelik öğrenci görüşleri alınarak PDÖ’nin avantaj ve dezavantajlarının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla termodinamiğin birinci yasası ile ilgili altı tane problem senaryosu hazırlanmıştır. Hazırlanan problem senaryolarının PDÖ problemi için yeterli özelliklere sahip olup olmadığını belirlemek amacıyla uzman görüşleri alınmıştır. Sonraki aşamada 18 ders saati PDÖ uygulaması yapılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonunda PDÖ uygulamasına yönelik öğrenci görüşlerini belirlemek amacıyla mülakatlar yapılarak öğrencilerin PDÖ hakkındaki olumlu ve olumsuz görüşleri belirlenmiştir. Araştırma sonunda; bilgi kaynaklarını kullanma, grupla işbirliği içinde çalışma, yüksek motivasyon ve pozitif tutum, akılda kalıcılık, iletişime geçme, problem çözme ve kendi kendine öğrenme PDÖ’nin avantajları olarak belirlenmiştir. Bunun yanında sınırlı zaman, yönteme alışkın olmama, grupların yapısı ve yetersiz işbirliği, değerlendirme problemi, eksik bilgi edinme ve iletişim problemi PDÖ’nin dezavantajları olarak belirlenmiştir.

References

  • Açıkyıldız, M. (2004). Probleme dayalı öğrenmenin fizikokimya laboratuarı deney- lerinde etkililiğinin incelenmesi. Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Atatürk Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Erzurum, Türkiye.
  • Bayrak, R. (2007). Probleme dayalı öğrenme yaklaşımı ile katılar konusunun öğre- timi. Doktora Tezi, Atatürk Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Erzurum, Türkiye.
  • Cavanaugh, J. C. (2001). Make it so: Administrative support for problem-based learning. The Power of Problem-Based Learning, Eds: Duch, B. J., Groh,
  • S. E. and Allen, D. E., Sterling, Virginia, 27-36.
  • Dochy, F., Segers, M., Bossche, P. V., Gijbels, D. (2003). Effects of problem-based learning: a meta analysis. Learning and Instruction, 13 (5), 533–568
  • Dods, R. (1997). An action research study of the effectiveness of problem-based learning in promoting the acquisition and retention of knowledge. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 20, 423–437.
  • Douvlou, E. (2006). Effective teaching and learning: Integrating problem-based learning in the teaching of sustainable design. CEBE Transactions, 3 (2), 23–37.
  • Dökme, İ. (2005). Milli eğitim bakanlığı (MEB) ilköğretim 6. sınıf fen bilgisi ders kitabının bilimsel süreç becerileri yönünden değerlendirilmesi. İlköğretim- Online, 4 (1), 7–17.
  • Duch, B. J. (2001). Writing problems for deeper understanding. The Power of Prob- lem-based Learning, Eds: Duch, B. J., Groh, S. E. and Allen, D. E., Ster- ling, Virginia, 47-53.
  • Duch B. J. (2007). Problem-based learning. University of Delaware,
  • <http://www.udel.edu/pbl/> Retriewed on july 2007.
  • Duch, B. J., Groh, S. E., Allen, D. E. (2001). Why problem-based learning? A case study of institutional change in undergraduate education. The Power of Problem-Based Learning, Eds: Duch, B. J., Groh, S. E. and Allen, D. E., Sterling, Virginia, 3-11.
  • Gallagher, S. A., Stepien, W. J., Sher, B. T., Workman, D. (1995). Implementing problem-based learning in science classrooms. School Science and Mathematics, 95 (3), 136–146.
  • Hmelo, C. E., Ferrari, M. (1997). The problem-based learning tutorial: Cultivating higher order thinking skills. Journal for the Education of The Gifted, 20 (4), 401–422.
  • Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Barrows, H. S. (2006). Goals and strategies of a problem-based learning facilitator. The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 1 (1), 21–39.
  • Hsu, Y. C. (1999). Evaluation theory in problem-based learning approach. ERIC Document ED 436148, 199-205.
  • Hung, W., Bailey, J. H., Jonassen, D. H. (2003). Exploring the tensions of problem- based learning: Insights from research. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 95, 13–23.
  • Johnson, R. T., Johnson, D. W. (2007). Cooperative learning. The Cooperative Learning Center at The University of Minnesota, <http://www.co- operation.org/index.html> Retriewed on december 2007.
  • Kaptan, F., Korkmaz, H. (2002). Probleme dayalı öğrenme yaklaşımının hizmet öncesi fen öğretmenlerinin problem çözme becerileri ve öz yeterlik inanç düzeylerine etkisi. V. Ulusal Fen Bilimleri ve Matematik Eğitimi Kongresi, Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Ankara, Türkiye.
  • Kayalı, H. A., Ürek, R. Ö., Tarhan, L. (2002). Kimya ders programı maddenin yapı- sı ünitesindeki “bağlar” konusunda aktif öğrenme destekli yeni bir rehber
  • materyal geliştirilmesi ve uygulanması. V. Ulusal Fen Bilimleri ve Mate- matik Eğitimi Kongresi, Ankara, Türkiye.
  • Kwan, C. Y. (2000). What is problem-based learning (PBL): It is magic, myth and mindset. Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning, 3 (3), 1–6.
  • Little, S. (1997). Preparing tertiary teachers for problem-based learning. The Challenge of Problem-based Learning, 2nd Edition, Eds: Boud, D. and Feletti, G. I., London, 117-124.
  • Mauffette, Y., Kandbinder, P., Soucisse, A. (2004). The problem in problem-based learning is the problems: But do they motivate students? Challenging Research in Problem-based Learning, Eds: Savin-Baden, M. And Wilkie, K., Society for Research into Higher Education, Open University Press, 11- 25, UK.
  • Miller, C. K., Peterson, R. L. (20039. Creating a positive climate: Cooperative learning. Safe and Responsive Schools, <http://www.indiana.edu/~safeschl/ cooperative_learning.pdf> Retriewed on september 2007.
  • Norman G. R. ve Schmidt H. G. (1992). The psychological basis of problem-based learning: a review of the evidence. Academic Medicine, 67 (9), 557–565.
  • Nowak, J. A., Plucker, J. A. (1999). Do as I say, not as I do? Student assesment in problem based learning. Assesment in Problem Based Learning,
  • <http://www.indiana.edu/~legobots/q515/pbl.html> Retriewed on septem- ber 2007.
  • Savin-Baden, M., Major, C. H. (2004). Foundation of Problem-based Learning.
  • Society for Research into Higher Education, Open University Press, 197 p, UK.
  • Sonmez, D., Lee H. (2003). Problem-based learning in science. ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, ERIC Digest ED- SE–03–04, 1–2.
  • Springer, L., Stanne, M. E. ve Donovan S. S. (1999). Effects of small-group learn- ing on undergraduates in science, mathematics, engineering, and technol- ogy: A meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research, 69 (1), 21-51.
  • Sungur, S., Tekkaya, C. (2006). Effects of problem-based learning and traditional instruction on self-regulated learning. The Journal of Educational Research, 99 (5), 307–317.
  • Şenocak, E. (2005). Probleme dayalı öğrenme yaklaşımının maddenin gaz hali ko- nusunun öğretimine etkisi üzerine bir araştırma. Doktora Tezi, Atatürk Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Erzurum, Türkiye.
  • Tatar, E. (2007). Probleme Dayalı Öğrenme Yaklaşımının Termodinamiğin Birinci Kanununu Anlamaya Etkisi. Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi, Atatürk Üni- versitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Erzurum, Türkiye.
  • Tavukcu, K. (2006). Fen bilgisi dersinde probleme dayalı öğrenmenin öğrenme ürünlerine etkisi. Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Zonguldak Karaelmas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Zonguldak, Türkiye.
  • Uden, L., Beaumont, C. (2006). Techonology and Problem-Based Learning.
  • Information Science Publishing, 344 p, London, UK.
  • Visser, Y. L. (2002). Effects of problem-based and lecture-based ınstructional strategies on problem solving performance and learner attitudes in a high school genetics class. The 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Educa- tional Research Association, New Orleans, LA. <http://www.learndev.org/ dl/aera-pbl-ylv.pdf> Retriewed on August 2007
  • Walsh, A. (2005). The tutor in problem-based learning: a novice’s guide. Ed: Sciarra, E. F., McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Canada.
  • Ward, J. D., Lee C. L. (2002). A review of problem-based learning. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Education, 20 (1), 16–26.
  • Weiss, R. E. (2003). Designing problems to promote higher-order thinking. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 95, 25–31.
  • Williams, B A. (2001). Introductory physics: A problem-based model. The Power of Problem-Based Learning, Eds: Duch, B. J., Groh, S. E. and Allen, D. E., Sterling, Virginia, 251-265.
  • Wood, E. J. (2004). Problem-based learning. Acta Biochimica Polonica, 51 (2), 21–
  • -
  • Yaman, S. ve Yalçın, N. (2005). Fen eğitiminde probleme dayalı öğrenme yaklaşı- mının problem çözme ve öz-yeterlik inanç düzeylerinin gelişimine etkisi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 29, 229–236.
  • Yıldırım, A., Şimşek, H. (2000). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri. 2.
  • Baskı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 241 s, Ankara, Türkiye.
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Erdal Tatar This is me

Münir Oktay This is me

Cengiz Tüysüz This is me

Publication Date June 1, 2009
Published in Issue Year 2009 Volume: 11 Issue: 1

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APA Tatar, E., Oktay, M., & Tüysüz, C. (2009). KİMYA EĞİTİMİNDE PROBLEME DAYALI ÖĞRENMENİN AVANTAJ VE DEZAVANTAJLARI: BİR DURUM ÇALIŞMASI. Erzincan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 11(1), 95-110.