Problem-Based Learning: Mandatory Personal Qualities of Effective Facilitators
Keywords:
problem-based learning, knowledge, competence, effective facilitatorAbstract
In any teaching context, shifting traditional methods of
learning to problem-based learning often invites many questions and
views from various parties. For more than thirty years, there have been
ongoing debates as to issues such as the proper method of execution,
appropriate curriculum, and learning environment for problem-based
learning, as well as the cognitive skills and personal qualities of the
facilitator (lecturer). Because the facilitator is a crucial component to this
form of learning, this article focuses on investigating two personal
qualities that are the main prerequisites to producing an effective
facilitator. The importance of these qualities, as well as the proposed
measures to implement problem-based learning, are also discussed.
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