Students’ perceptions of team learning across teaching frameworks and settings

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https://doi.org/10.14507/cie.vol22iss3.1960

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Team learning, team-based learning, teacher education, online instruction

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The benefits of team learning include increased achievement, increased motivation, and greater retention of concepts learned. While team learning has been implemented since the early 20th century, instructors in higher education settings may still experience challenges managing implementation, such as unmotivated students and a lack of accountability among group members. One team learning pedagogy is team-based learning (TBL), a structured course design that combines individual preparation with collaborative problem-solving. Given the benefits of TBL in face-to-face settings, including student learning and improved attitudes, educators have also adapted TBL to online settings. This embedded mixed-method study examined students’ perceptions of TBL in face-to-face and online teacher education courses. We found that students in TBL courses, regardless of delivery method, reported positive perceptions of TBL, and commonly identified the course structure and teams as the most effective aspects of the course.

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2021-12-07

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Guffey, S. K., Parrish, C., & Williams, D. (2021). Students’ perceptions of team learning across teaching frameworks and settings. Current Issues in Education, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.14507/cie.vol22iss3.1960

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