Table 5.

Time spent in face-to-face sessions on each stage of PBL

Stage in PBL model (see Table 2) Session 1 (62 min)	Percentage of time
1. Clarification of terms	12
2. Definition of problem	6
3. Analysis of problem	30
4. Summary of problem	6
5. Formulation of objectives	8
6. Individual study	–
Session 2 (57 min)
7.1 Report on self-directed research	47
7.2 Group discussion about content of final report	39
7.3 Further discussion of final report	14
8. Group presentations	Session 3