The aim of the study was to investigate whether dynamic PBL was readily implementable, and how it impacted in students in terms of learning and attitudes to the activity.
The learning activities were part of a module offered to first
year undergraduate chemists. The undergraduates undertook
the activities without any awareness that they were new or
novel. Evaluation data was collected from all students at the
end of the learning activities through a questionnaire with
open and closed questions, but before the students had
received the results of their assessed work. As this was part of
a regular teaching activity no specific ethical clearance was
required. However, students were informed in writing that their
evaluation and assessment data would only be used anonymously
and individuals would not be identified. They had the option to
withdraw from the evaluation activities.