The early milestones of team-based learning : the key is sustained practice
Author
Umar, Ahmad Abd al-Azim Abd Allah
Source
Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2021), pp.454-474, 21 p.
Publisher
Omdurman Islamic University Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2021-09-30
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
21
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: To explore students’ perceptions of team-based learning (TBL) initial implementation in a medical school in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This descriptive study used the validated TBL-Student Assessment Instrument (TBL-SAI) to gauge students’ perception of TBL in three subscales: accountability, preference, and satisfaction.
Study participants were fourth-year students at the College of Medicine in Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz University, studying a nine-week introductory surgery course in the academic year 2019–2020.
Descriptive statistics using the mean scores were used to highlight the results.
Results: Thirty-three students participated in the study.
While the mean scores for the three subscales were: accountability 30 (SD 6.6) (neutral score = 24), preference 43.2 (SD 10.8) (neutral score = 48), and satisfaction 25.2 (SD 8.9) (neutral score = 27), the mean of the total questionnaires’ scores was 98.4 (SD 21.8) (neutral score = 99).
Students expressed a minor level of accountability, poor preference and satisfaction, and an overall low rating of TBL activities.
Conclusion: Low students’ engagement with TBL is likely attributed to their unfamiliarity with this approach and the hostility that they may experience when challenged to refrain from passive learning habits and take an active role toward their learning.
Lack of the necessary skills and experience to facilitate TBL encounters and the educational climate where didactic teaching is pervasive may be other factors.
Exposure to TBL may initially be associated with poor students’ perception.
Perseverance, strong commitment alongside adequate institutional support are necessarily required to mitigate poor outcomes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Umar, Ahmad Abd al-Azim Abd Allah. 2021. The early milestones of team-based learning : the key is sustained practice. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences،Vol. 16, no. 3, pp.454-474.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1442281
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Umar, Ahmad Abd al-Azim Abd Allah. The early milestones of team-based learning : the key is sustained practice. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 16, no. 3 (2021), pp.454-474.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1442281
American Medical Association (AMA)
Umar, Ahmad Abd al-Azim Abd Allah. The early milestones of team-based learning : the key is sustained practice. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2021. Vol. 16, no. 3, pp.454-474.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1442281
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Including Appendix : p. 471-474
Record ID
BIM-1442281