title: Improving PBLs in the International Medical University: defining the 'good' PBL facilitator.
abstract: Students' perception of the role and characteristics of a good problem-based learning (PBL) facilitator were assessed in the same study in which students were exposed to the 'Flying a Kite Approach' to PBL. A pre-tested anonymous questionnaire addressed the good qualities of a facilitator as well as the negative aspects. Although faculty and students' perceptions of 'good 'and 'bad' attributes generally agreed, it is clear that students still prefer facilitators who talk more, i.e. explain unclear facts or correct them when their facts are wrong. Content experts are also preferred over non-content experts.
authors.affiliation: The International Medical University, Sesama Centre, Plaza Komanwel, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. hlayeeyee@imu.edu.my
authors.forename: Hla Yee
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yee
authors.forename: Ammu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
authors.forename: Gnanajothy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ponnudurai
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires