Implementing problem-based learning at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia

PBL was introduced into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) curriculum in 2002, at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. A steering committee was appointed to plan and implement PBL. Preparation of faculty members included awareness seminars, attending PBL sessions, case vetting sessions, discussi...

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Main Authors: Iskandar, Che Teh Fatimah Nachiar, Arshad, Siti Suri, Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur, Yusoff, Rosnina, H., Kalthum, G., Shanti
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2004
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8281/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8281/1/71-2.pdf
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author Iskandar, Che Teh Fatimah Nachiar
Arshad, Siti Suri
Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur
Yusoff, Rosnina
H., Kalthum
G., Shanti
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description PBL was introduced into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) curriculum in 2002, at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. A steering committee was appointed to plan and implement PBL. Preparation of faculty members included awareness seminars, attending PBL sessions, case vetting sessions, discussions with faculty members at the medical faculties of two local universities and briefing on the role of facilitators. Students were assessed on attendance, communication skills, and content discussions. Students found PBL beneficial in improving their thought and learning process, made them think critically and enable them to integrate knowledge. It also made them realised the importance of understanding rather than memorizing facts. Furthermore, they learned to work as a team. The facilitators found it to be a novel experience having to keep quiet and not interrupt the discussions. The formulation of a case is best done by people familiar with the different aspects of the case and should start by identifying the concept and learning objectives.
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spelling upm-82812018-08-20T00:12:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8281/ Implementing problem-based learning at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia Iskandar, Che Teh Fatimah Nachiar Arshad, Siti Suri Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur Yusoff, Rosnina H., Kalthum G., Shanti PBL was introduced into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) curriculum in 2002, at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. A steering committee was appointed to plan and implement PBL. Preparation of faculty members included awareness seminars, attending PBL sessions, case vetting sessions, discussions with faculty members at the medical faculties of two local universities and briefing on the role of facilitators. Students were assessed on attendance, communication skills, and content discussions. Students found PBL beneficial in improving their thought and learning process, made them think critically and enable them to integrate knowledge. It also made them realised the importance of understanding rather than memorizing facts. Furthermore, they learned to work as a team. The facilitators found it to be a novel experience having to keep quiet and not interrupt the discussions. The formulation of a case is best done by people familiar with the different aspects of the case and should start by identifying the concept and learning objectives. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2004 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8281/1/71-2.pdf Iskandar, Che Teh Fatimah Nachiar and Arshad, Siti Suri and Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur and Yusoff, Rosnina and H., Kalthum and G., Shanti (2004) Implementing problem-based learning at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia. In: 11th International Conference of the Association of Institutions for Tropical Veterinary Medicine and 16th Veterinary Association Malaysia Congress, 23-27 Aug. 2004, Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. (pp. 46-48).
spellingShingle Iskandar, Che Teh Fatimah Nachiar
Arshad, Siti Suri
Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur
Yusoff, Rosnina
H., Kalthum
G., Shanti
Implementing problem-based learning at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia
title Implementing problem-based learning at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_full Implementing problem-based learning at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_fullStr Implementing problem-based learning at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Implementing problem-based learning at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_short Implementing problem-based learning at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_sort implementing problem-based learning at the faculty of veterinary medicine, universiti putra malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8281/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8281/1/71-2.pdf