Collaborative learning in PBL.

摘要

At Melaka Manipal Medical College (MMMC), India, PBL was introduced in the curriculum in 2006 in accordance with the Maastricht 'seven jump' process (Wood 2003). Recently, the PBL committee at MMMC took initiative to explore students' experience of engaging in collaborative learning prior to presentation session. Out of 10 PBL groups (m=110), five groups were considered experimental groups (EG) and the remaining, control groups (CG). We encouraged EG to involve in collaborative learning prior to presentation session. Each PBL group (EG) was sked to meet two times prior to presentation session. After a brainstorming session, in the first meeting, each PBL group met and discussed the learning objectives which were identified in brainstorming session. Each member of the group volunteered to discuss about one objective when they meet for the second time prior to the presentation session.