ERIC Number: EJ1211395
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-May
Pages: 21
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Development and Validation of the Problem-Based Learning Process Inventory (PBLPI)
Chua, Bee Leng; Tan, Oon-Seng; Liu, Woon Chia
New Waves-Educational Research and Development Journal, v19 n1 p20-40 May 2016
The purpose of this study is to develop and validate an 18-item Problem-based Learning Process Inventory (PBLPI) for learning in this 21st century. Preservice teachers at the National Institute of Education (NIE) doing Educational Psychology are exposed to a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) environment. Findings from Exploratory Factor Analysis of 1,041 preservice teachers provided evidence for a three-factor solution -- Problem Posing, Scaffolding and Connecting. Results from Confirmatory Factor Analysis of 1,029 preservice teachers provided additional support for the results obtained from Exploratory Factor Analysis. Moderate to high reliability coefficients for the PBLPI scores demonstrated PBLPI as a reliable and valid instrument to measure learners' perception of the key PBL processes.
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Test Construction, Construct Validity, Problem Solving, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Educational Psychology, Psychometrics, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Test Reliability, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Independent Study, Cooperative Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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