Design and development of a distance learning tool

This work reports on investigation into Problem-Based Learning (PBL) within a webbased environment in the delivery of an undergraduate statistics course. The effectiveness was evaluated by comparing the performances and the perceptions of the sample students using the web-based PBL and comparing the outcomes with those of Traditional Problem Based Learning. The comparative performance analysis showed using experimental webbased PBL approach yielded better performances than the controlled CBL approach. Where perceptions were concerned, the analysis also revealed that students exposed to the Online PBL approach responded more positively in terms of knowledge enhancement compared to students exposed to the Traditional PBL approach.