Part 1
Hospitality Oprations management
Module 1
Effectiveness of Problem Based learning
Teodora Dimitrova
Rel N 80898
Table of content
Introduction 3
Literature review 5 * What is PBL? 8 * What makes PBL effective? 10 * Effective problems 10 * Evaluation 13 * Performance 17 * Motivation 18 * Conceptual framework 19 * Conclusion 20
Research design 21
Reference list 25
Appendix 27 * Questionnaire 27 * Interview 28
Plan of completing the Bachelor dissertation 29
Introduction
Problem based learning represents relatively new educational method, which involves active learning in small groups. Students learn how to deal with problems, while being confronted with different issues, which in order to be solved, encourage self directed learning.
According to J. Colliver, 2000, PBL seems like a more challenging, motivating and enjoyable way to learn, however, the educational advantage of this method compared to the standard approach – lectures based learning – appears to be less clear.
As the competences of hospitality managers entails more and more from