Abstract
The implementation of problem-based learning method in education within various disciplines of knowledge cannot be denied. The method is able to improve the traditional learning paradigm accommodating to the 21st century learning. The main aim of this review is to investigate the findings of studies related to the disciplines involving Problem Based Learning and its effects on education. The study uses a systematic approach analysis and synthesizes 43 articles from the year 2015 until 2018 including peer review articles and full text articles from ERIC and Google Scholar. It shows that the quantitative approach is the most used research method in investigating the disciplines applying PBL and the effects of such method towards education. This review involves various levels of education that use PBL as a method of teaching and learning. Overall, the results of this study show that Mathematics education is the discipline that uses PBL the most in teaching and learning. By and large, 95% of its users believe that PBL has positive impacts towards education and can be used as an alternative method at any level of education.
Highlights
An effective teaching and learning process is able to create a fun learning environment in the classroom
The main aim of this review is to investigate the findings of studies related to the disciplines involving Problem Based Learning and its effects on education
The results of this study show that Mathematics education is the discipline that uses Problem-based learning (PBL) the most in teaching and learning
Summary
An effective teaching and learning process is able to create a fun learning environment in the classroom. Various studies have been carried out to analyze the role of this method in improving the quality of learning involving skills to generate a variety of ideas in order to create practical and effective solutions (Chuan et al, 2011) This method is a new philosophy and manifesto in the education world that can be implemented either in primary or secondary level (Hmelo-Silver, 2004). For such purposes, the researchers define Problem-Based Learning as a curriculum of carefully selected activities that test the learners’ critical knowledge acquisition, self-directed learning, problem solving and team participation capacities. The research questions addressed by this study are: 1) What are the disciplines involving Problem-Based Learning usage in education?; and 2) What are the effects of Problem-Based Learning in education?
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