Examination of the Relations among PBL Tutorials’ Favorable Ratings and Effort Items as well as Potential Factors

[Purpose] We examined the relationships among PBL tutorials’ favorable ratings and effort as well as potential common factors. [Subjects] The subjects were fifty-six 4th and 3rd year physical therapy university students. [Method] After a PBL tutorial, we conducted a survey of favorable ratings and effort. [Results] Among the favorably rated items, we found “ease of learning” was significantly highly correlated with all the other items, and among the effort items, we found “group discussion” was significantly highly correlated with each of the tasks. We found two common factors for favorable rating and four for effort, which accounted for a cumulative contribution rate of approximately 50%. [Conclusion] Favorable rating and effort in PBL have many mutually related parts, suggesting that the abilities required in clinical practice are related.