Open AccessTHE RELEVANCY OF OUTDOOR CLASSROOM FOR PBL APPROACH IN SELECTED UNIVERSITY IN KUALA LUMPUR
Author(s) -
Maheran Mohd. Yaman,
Fadzidah Abdullah,
Nur Fadhilah Rozali,
Farha Salim
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
planning malaysia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.232
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1675-6215
pISSN - 0128-0945
DOI - 10.21837/pm.v16i6.473
Subject(s) - kuala lumpur , mathematics education , relevance (law) , problem based learning , psychology , space (punctuation) , computer science , marketing , political science , operating system , law , business
Outdoor classroom could be described as outdoor learning space that provides varying experiences and learning activities that could enhance students’ learning performances, particularly in Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach. It also has become the main role in providing effective and dynamic learning environment for PBL practices. By investigating the relationship between the outdoor classroom and the students’ PBL approach, one could reveal the interconnectedness between the outdoor classrooms in campus settings with the students’ learning performances in PBL approach. Hence, the objective of this study is to analyze the relevance of outdoor classroom in adapting PBL approach in selected universities in Malaysia. A questionnaire survey, was conducted among landscape architecture and architecture students in UIAM, UPM and UiTM Puncak Alam. The results of this study confirm that outdoor classroom improves students learning performances, particularly in designing skills and work presentations. Furthermore, the results also indicate that outdoor classroom enhance students’ ideas and inspiration in designing.