Utilizing students’ experiences and opinions of feedback during problem based learning tutorials to develop a facilitator feedback guide : an exploratory qualitative study
Date
2016-01-11
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BioMed Central
Abstract
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Feedback delivery within a Problem Based Learning tutorial is a key activity for facilitators in order to
enhance student learning. The purpose of this study was to explore students’ experiences of feedback delivery in a
PBL tutorial and use this information to design a feasible facilitator feedback delivery guide.
Methods: It was an exploratory qualitative study in which individual interviews and focus group discussions were
conducted with students who had an experience of the tutorial process. Data were collected through audio
recording and writing of field notes. Thematic analysis was employed to generate the reported themes.
Results: Students suggested that facilitators need to give comprehensive feedback on their knowledge
construction process as well as feedback on other generic skills outside the knowledge domain such as their
communication skills within the tutorial, their participation and team work as well as their interpersonal skills and
self-evaluation abilities. From the findings, a structured facilitator feedback delivery guide was developed.
Conclusion: In this study, we propose a structured feedback delivery guide for PBL facilitators that captures not
only knowledge, but also other generic competencies. The guide is feasible in a wide range of contexts where PBL
is institutionalized.
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CITATION: Mubuuke, Aloysius G., Louw, A. J. N. & Van Schalkwyk, S. Utilizing students’ experiences and opinions of feedback during problem based learning tutorials to develop a facilitator feedback guide: an exploratory qualitative study. BMC Medical Education, 16:6, doi:10.1186/s12909-015-0507-y.
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Keywords
Problem based learning, Medicine -- Study and teaching -- Curricula, Curriculum evaluation -- Research, Curriculum planning
Citation
Mubuuke, Aloysius G., Louw, A. J. N. & Van Schalkwyk, S. Utilizing students’ experiences and opinions of feedback during problem based learning tutorials to develop a facilitator feedback guide: an exploratory qualitative study. BMC Medical Education, 16:6, doi:10.1186/s12909-015-0507-y.