Open AccessPROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF THE MALAYSIAN NATIONHOOD COURSE AT UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA
Author(s) -
Mohamed Ali Haniffa,
Mohan Rathakrishnan,
Salmah Omar,
Nor Hanani Ismail
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of education, psychology and counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0128-164X
DOI - 10.35631/ijepc.4320030
Subject(s) - graduation (instrument) , course (navigation) , mathematics education , process (computing) , problem based learning , psychology , medical education , computer science , engineering , medicine , mechanical engineering , aerospace engineering , operating system
This study discusses the implementation of Problem Based Learning (PBL) in teaching and learning the Malaysian Nationhood course at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). This course is a core course and should be taken as a prerequisite in the process of graduation. However, the significant challenge faced by instructors of the course is the course itself which is tedious and uninteresting. The number of students in classrooms and the traditional teaching approach caused students to feel bored and uninterested. PBL is a Student-Centered Learning (SCL) based model and it is able to produce a conducive learning environment. Aware of the constraints facing in delivering this course, the PBL model is applied to increase students’ interests and enhance the level of students’ achievement for this course. This study is a simple descriptive-analytical approach using information gathering through observation, SCL-focused activities and focuses group discussion. The study found that the method of SCL is able to increase the interest and level of achievement of the students in the Malaysian Nationhood course at UUM.