When faculty consider the time per week in preparation to teach problems in comparison to presenting lectures, they notice it takes more time. More teachers would be required to teach the same content in a PBL curriculum. More Changing the curricula has associated costs. The PBL curricula requires numerous small rooms equipped for teaching and adequate copies of current library resources. Faculty Lack Incentives Faculty lack extrinsic rewards for PBL teaching.
Professors receive more rewards for research, publication and fund raising than teaching.
Faculty Lack Facilitator Skills Faculty members have taught using lectures and discussions. Faculty members are uncomfortable withholding information as they watch students struggle with problems. What doctors can teach teachers about problem-based learning . Problem based learning for administrators . Annals of Community-Oriented Education Volume 5.