Research Article

Student Perceptions of Problem-Based Learning: A Case Study of Undergraduate Applied Agrometeorology

Table 1

Analysis of questionnaires for “Yes/No” answers for P1, P2, and P3 (P1 = 1st survey date; P2 = 2nd survey date; and P3 = 3rd survey date).

P1 ( )P2 ( )P3 ( )
Question no.QuestionYesNoNoneYesNoNoneYesNoNone
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)

1Could you easily access the Excel data on Blackboard?19 (70)7 (26)1 (4)22 (85)4 (15)24 (96)1 (4)

2Did you read the instructions for the practical before you attempted to do it?27 (100)26 (100)23 (92)1 (4)1 (4)

5Do you feel that you benefited from the practical?22 (81)4 (15)1 (4)22 (85)3 (12)1 (4)21 (84)4 (16)

6Do you prefer this type of (problem-based) practical to practicals which are not problem based?21 (78)5 (19)1 (4)14 (54)10 (38)2 (8)18 (72)6 (24)1 (4)

7Do you think the practical has improved your knowledge and better prepared you for the workplace?23
(85)
4
(15)
20
(77)
5
(19)
1
(4)
23
(92)
2
(8)

8Do you have recommendations for improving the practical?11
(41)
8
(30)
8
(30)
13
(50)
6
(23)
7
(27)
14
(56)
5
(20)
6
(24)