The Analysis of Problem-Based Learning for Adult Learners in Higher Institutions

Data Analysis and Findings
The given table describes the comparison of effects between individual activities and group works in problem-based learning in terms of grammar, spelling mistakes, amd number of words that were utilized. Overall, using group works in Tourism classes showed a positive results on students' writing. Group is much more effective and important for working with students. Because they can discuss, exchange minds ,ask for help with their friends and correct their mistakes respectively. In group work ther is some mistakes in grammar and spelling mistakes, 8 mistakes and 10 mistakes are much more less than individual work 20 mistakes in grammar and 30 mistakes in spelling. In individual work they have really strong vocabulary skill with 225 words won individual work students , group work students' results on word count 68 times much more than individual work.
Group work Table 1

Numbers	Grammar mistakes	Spelling mistakes	Word count
1 th student	No mistakes	One mistake	33 words
2 nd student	No mistakes	2 mistakes	66 words
3 rd student	One mistake	One mistakes	45 words
Fourth student	Two mistake	Two mistakes	22 words
Fifth student	No mistakes	One mistake	11 words
Sixth student	1 mistake	One mistake	15 words
Seventh student	One mistake	No mistakes	12 words
Eighth student	3 mistake	No mistakes	10 words
Nineth student	No mistake	No mistakes	11 words
Overall	8 mistakes	10 mistakes	225 words

Group work Table 2

Numbers	Grammar mistakes	Spelling mistakes	Word count
1 th student	3mistakes	5 mistakes	10 words
2 nd student	Four mistakes	Four mistakes	15 words
3 rd student	Two mistakes	Three mistakes	20 words
4 th student	Three mistakes	Three mistakes	12 words
Fifth student	Two mistakes	Two mistakes	10 words
Sixth student	One mistake	Two mistake	30 words
Seventh student	Two mistake	Four mistakes	15 words
Eighth student	One mistake	Two mistakes	25 words
Nineth student	Two mistakes	Five mistakes	20 words
Overall	20 mistakes	30 mistakes	157 words

In individual work according to the table mistakes are much more than individual work. Because in individual work they can not ask help, they cannot do the task with discussion with their groupmates. In individual work overall 20 mistakes in grammar , it means 12 times much more than group work , and spelling mistakes 30 mistakes in individual work, namely 20 times more mistakes than group work. They also have problem with word count, with 157 words.
The given pie chart shows students' interest in writing activities . When they were asked about their feelings about the tasks , seventy percent of students responded that a group work was interesting and effective for them , while thirty percent of students answered that they prefer doing individual works they do not like to reveal information in group work.

70 percentage of group work, 30 percentage of individual work
Conclusion and Further Implications
To summarize, the results of this study revealed that utilizing group works positively effects students' writing skill, because according to the research that was carried out on Kimyo International university in Tashkent , the majority of learners were fascinated in a group work and this type of task showed positive results in students' writing work. In addition, in the future,if research is conducted on the connection of group works with knowing groupmates' personality , hobbies and other things, the affect of group tasks on other English language skills , it would be only useful and significant for EFL teachers to utilize during the lesson.
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