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. | Question | Yes | No | None | Yes | No | None | Yes | No | None | | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| 1 | Could you easily access the Excel data on Blackboard? | 19 (70) | 7 (26) | 1 (4) | 22 (85) | 4 (15) | — | 24 (96) | 1 (4) | — |
| 2 | Did you read the instructions for the practical before you attempted to do it? | 27 (100) | — | — | 26 (100) | — | — | 23 (92) | 1 (4) | 1 (4) |
| 5 | Do you feel that you benefited from the practical? | 22 (81) | 4 (15) | 1 (4) | 22 (85) | 3 (12) | 1 (4) | 21 (84) | 4 (16) | — |
| 6 | Do 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) |
| 7 | Do 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) | — |
| 8 | Do 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) |
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