Abstract:

It is the need of today's society that people are able to solve complex problems efficiently. Being able to solve problems successfully is more than just accumulating knowledge- it involves development of flexible, cognitive strategies that help analyze different problem situations to produce meaningful learning outcomes. Online training package on Scaffolded Problem Based Learning Strategy using the learning management system, MOODLE is planned to guide student teachers to become experts in the field of study, proficient in  identifying the problems based on the domain knowledge of the discipline and analyzing and contributing to the solutions in a completely online mode.   The online training package, designed on the lines of ADDIE model is assigned four credits and student teachers need to put in 120 hours of study for completion of the training. The package incorporates PBLS, follows collaborative approach and has provision of scaffolds. The study was carried out on forty-one student teachers of a College of Education. The student teachers were selected on the basis of their competence in the use of computer and internet. The student teachers undertook the online training in Scaffolded Problem Based Learning strategy (PBLS) wherein the student teachers had to solve ten problems related to difficulties faced by school teachers and administrators in the implementation of various aspects of PBLS.   Effectiveness of the online training package was measured in terms of formative and summative achievement in the theory of PBLS. Findings indicate more than 80% of the student teachers scored more than 80% marks each in the formative and summative achievement tests on the theory of PBLS.

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