A problem-based group task for exploring quantitative research design and analysis: facilitating collaborative problem-solving with large classes online

This paper explores the adaptation of a problem-based group activity for teaching large classes online during the Covid19 pandemic. Semi-structured discussion, active learning and provision of a positive collaborative atmosphere are foregrounded as priorities in the adaptation process for maintaining learner engagement online. The need for expanding and refining instructional prompts was identified as an unexpectedly useful implication of the developmental process likely to feed back into large class face-to-face teaching in the future