Problem-based learning is an approach where students work in small groups to solve open-ended problems focused on real-world scenarios. It follows a 6-stage process where students identify problems, brainstorm, research, synthesize information, build knowledge together, and refine outcomes. Benefits include improved communication skills, self-confidence, motivation to learn, and problem-solving abilities as students explore resources and ideas with peers. Technology allows for online collaboration and tools to support the learning process.

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2. Nature of Problem-Based Learning
▪ An approach that involves a process of inquiry and solving open-
ended questions
▪ Questions is focused on a specific content standard and its
application to real-life situations.
▪ Learners are engaged in a collaborative task, and learning activity is
done small groups with each member is assigned to a certain task to
accomplish.
▪ Problem-solving, communicating, research and among others are
the essential skills they need to learn.

3. 5 Principles of PBL (Ali, 2019)
▪ It is a power of independent and self-directed learning.
▪ Learning happens in a group and teacher is a facilitator.
▪ All groups have to participate equally.
▪ Students’ learn about motivation, teamwork, problem-solving and
engagement with the task.
▪ Materials such as data, photographs, articles can be used to solve the
problem.

4. 6-stage process of the Online PBL (Lo,
2009)
▪ Identify the problem
▪ Brainstorming
▪ Collecting and analyzing the information
▪ Synthesizing information
▪ Co-building knowledge
▪ Refining the outcomes

5. Benefits of Problem-Based Learning
(Ghufron and Ermawati, 2018)
▪ Promotes self-confidence and motivation
▪ Reduces students’ nervousness during the learning process
▪ Increases students’ responsibility in learning
▪ Makes students easily learn the material through sharing of ideas
▪ Promotes problem-solving skills
▪ Promotes active learning
▪ Makes students explore many learning resources
▪ Makes students develop positive attitude towards learning

6. Benefits of Problem-Based Learning
(Balish, Ali & Darmi, 2019)
▪ Enhances fluency in communication
▪ Improves grammar
▪ Increases comprehension
▪ Enhances good pronunciations and intonations
▪ Enhances self-confidence
▪ Increases range of vocabulary

7. Role of Technology
▪ Allows students to use technological/online tools
▪ Allows learners to actively connected and engaged in the group task
while monitoring their own contribution
▪ Technology is simply the mediator for collaboration and
representation and that it is the type of task and thinking process in
which students engage that determine the quality of learning.
▪ Productivity tools are also available to assist learners and teachers in
accomplishing required tasks and outputs from a PBL activity.
▪ PBL is about developing higher order thinking skills