The role of subject presence type on student motivation in a PBL learning environment

• Published in: Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 643 - 663
• Main Authors: Pyle, Elaine, Hung, Woei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.10.2019; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Design; Education; Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Educational Environment; Fatigue (Biology); Female; Humans; Learner Engagement; Learning; Learning Modalities; Medical Education; Midwestern United States; Mixed methods research; Motivation; Nonverbal Communication; Observation; Problem Based Learning; Speech-Language Pathology - education; Student Motivation; Students; Students, Medical - psychology; Synchronous Communication; Undergraduate Students; Verbal Communication; Midwestern United States; Problem design; Problem-based learning; Engagement; Social presence; Speech language pathology; Motivation

Students have been observed as underprepared or skipping steps during the problem-based learning (PBL) process due to fatigue or low motivation, potentially creating a barrier for effective learning. One way to explore resolving this issue is to consider whether variables of problem scenario design...