Investigating the Implementation of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in English Teaching and Learning

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10.2991/978-2-494069-65-7_24How to use a DOI?

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PBL; implementation; teaching and learning

Abstract

Problem-based Learning (PBL) is one of approaches used in teaching and learning. PBL is a learning approach in which students learn through several real-problems happened in their daily life. There are two purposes for this research which are to find out the perception of students towards the advantages of PBL and to discover the perception of students towards the challenges of PBL. The researcher used qualitative approach to find out the students’ perceptions of the implementation of the PBL approach as a teaching-learning approach.The method under qualitative approach used by the researcher was descriptive qualitative since this design can help the researcher to describe the phenomena that occur and related to the PBL approach. The researcher selected four students in English Language Education Department (ELED) of a private university in Yogyakarta having experience in learning with PBL approach. The researcher applied interview as the data collection technique. The findings related to the advantages of PBL are PBL improves students’ autonomy in learning, improves students’ understanding the material, improves students’ learning attitude, and improves students’ involvement in learning. The findings related to the challenges of PBL are the lack of self-confidence, challenges on group work which is related to group member and team work, and challenges in understanding the problem as material for learning.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Andi Wirantaka
AU  - Hanif Sultan Riyata Sukarno
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/24
TI  - Investigating the Implementation of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in English Teaching and Learning
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Innovation on Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences (ICOSI-HESS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 260
EP  - 273
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-65-7_24
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-65-7_24
ID  - Wirantaka2022
ER  -