Effect of an individual readiness assurance test on a team readiness assurance test in the team-based learning of physiology

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaya Gopalan ◽  
Dainielle J. Fox ◽  
Claude J. Gaebelein
Keyword(s):  
Individual Performance ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Learning Session ◽  
Team Based Learning ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Problem Solvers

We examined whether requiring an individual readiness assurance test (iRAT) before a team readiness assurance test (tRAT) would benefit students in becoming better problem solvers in physiology. It was tested in the form of tRAT scores, the time required to complete the tRAT assignment, and individual performance on the unit examinations. Students in one section were given the iRAT at the beginning of the team-based learning session. The same set of questions was given to students as their tRAT immediately after their iRAT. Students in the second section were not given the iRAT before the tRAT. This pattern was reversed for the next scheduled team-based learning activity between the two sections. We found that the section having both the iRAT and tRAT scored higher on the tRAT and completed their assignments in less time than the section with the tRAT alone. This suggests that the tRAT combined with the iRAT is an effective team-based approach to the teaching of physiology compared with the tRAT alone.

Mood Disorders and Psychotherapeutics Team-Based Learning Activity

MedEdPORTAL ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawnelle Schatte ◽  
Ruth Levine ◽  
Melissa Allen ◽  
Chase Findley
Keyword(s):  
Mood Disorders ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Team Based Learning

scholarly journals Multistation exercises: a combination of problem-based learning and team-based learning instructional design for large-enrollment classes

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 424-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikhilesh Singh ◽  
Richa Gupta ◽  
V. N. Mahalakshmi
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Faculty Member ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Learning Session ◽  
Related Item ◽  
Large Group ◽  
Team Based Learning ◽  
Quartile Group

To introduce active learning session for a large group of 250 students, we combined the strengths of problem-based learning and team-based learning to promote a structured active learning strategy with less faculty involvement. For the implementation of this strategy, a case on anemia was selected based on the module already covered in classes. Structured exercises were preplanned on six different concepts that a student should possess for solving the problem. The large group of 250 students was divided into groups of 41 or 42 each. The groups were facilitated by one faculty member for one structured exercise. At the station, the group of 41 or 42 was further broken down into 6 smaller groups comprising 7 students each. After completion of the exercise, students cycled to the next exercise station facilitated by another faculty member. The case was solved in a plenary session. The effectiveness of the method was assessed by comparing the academic performance of the group with other similar groups from the previous year. The intervention group performed significantly better than the nonintervention group on the related item. Quartile subanalysis found that the effect was present in the performance of average and higher quartile groups, but not in the lower quartile group.

scholarly journals Pedigree Analysis: A Team-Based Learning Activity

MedEdPORTAL ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Thatcher ◽  
Patty Canfield ◽  
Laurie Bauer ◽  
Brian N. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Pedigree Analysis ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Team Based Learning

Advantages and Challenges of Fostering Cognitive Integration Through Virtual Collaborative Learning: a Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanette Ignacio ◽  
Hui-Chen Chen ◽  
Tanushri Roy
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cognitive Integration ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Learning Session ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Face To Face

Abstract BackgroundThe drastic shift from face-to-face classes to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic has enabled educators to ensure the continuity of learning for health professions students in higher education. Collaborative learning, a pedagogy used to facilitate knowledge integration by helping students translate theory from basic sciences to clinical application and practice, has thus been transformed from a face-to-face to a virtual strategy to achieve the learning objectives of a multi-disciplinary and integrated module.ObjectivesThis study aimed to describe and evaluate, through focus group discussions, a virtual collaborative learning activity implemented to assist first year undergraduate nursing students to develop cognitive integration in a module consisting of pathophysiology, pharmacology and nursing practice.MethodsFourteen first year undergraduate students and four faculty involved in facilitating the virtual collaboration participated in the study. Focus group discussions were conducted to elicit the perceptions of students and staff on the virtual collaborative learning session conducted at the end of the semester.ResultsThree themes were generated from the thematic analysis of the students’ focus group scripts. These were: (1) achieving engagement and interaction, (2) supporting the collaborative process, and (3) considering practical nuances. The three themes were further subdivided into subthemes to highlight noteworthy elements captured during focus group discussions. Three themes also emerged from the focus group discussion scripts of faculty participants: (1) learning to effectively manage, (2) facing engagement constraints, and (3) achieving integration. These themes were further sectioned into salient subthemes.ConclusionThe virtual collaborative learning pedagogy is valuable in fostering cognitive integration. However, meticulous planning considering various variables prior to implementation is needed. With better planning directed at addressing the learners’ needs and the faculty’s capabilities and readiness for online learning pedagogies, and with a strong institutional support to help mitigate the identified constraints of virtual collaborative learning, students and faculty will benefit.

Acute Infectious Diarrhea Team-based Learning Activity

MedEdPORTAL ◽  
2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonny Dickinson ◽  
Judith Maloney ◽  
Rachel Johnson ◽  
Edward Dugan ◽  
Kelly Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Activity ◽  
Infectious Diarrhea ◽  
Team Based Learning

scholarly journals Evaluation of Medical students perception on Personal Drug Selection for improving prospective Medical Education: A situational Analysis from Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-93
Author(s):  
I Banerjee ◽  
A Saha ◽  
B Sathian ◽  
B Roy ◽  
I Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Situational Analysis ◽  
Drug Selection ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Learning Session ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chi Square Test

Background: Personal (P) drug selection is an important part of the pharmacology teaching and learning session. Most of the textbooks that are commonly followed by the medical schools of Nepal merely tell about the concepts of P drug selection. P drug selection lets students to think and make decisions about the drugs prescribed. The main objective of the study was to find the Medical students perspective of P- Drug selection from a medical college of Nepal.Methods: This cross sectional questionnaires based study was carried out at Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal from July 2008- July 2013. Chi square test and Odds Ratio were used for analytical purpose. Questionnaire validation tests showed that the Alpha Cronbach was 0.72.Results: P drug selection is an important part of MBBS curriculum, which was reflected by 74.9% of the medical students. Most of the students, around 82% responded that P drug is for a disease and 85% students felt that time should be increased for the exercise. Around 90.1% students felt that P drug selection gives knowledge of the full chapter and 90.1% of the students found it difficult to find out the cost of the drugs from different brands.Conclusion: The overall views of medical students on P drug selection were positive. The teaching and learning activity of P Drug Selection needs improvement in certain areas. In this exercise a student learns the rationale drug usage for a particular disease objectively and in an unbiased manner. With proper amendments in the teaching and learning methodology of P drug selection students can think and make decisions about the prescription writing, furthermore can reduce the chances of irrational prescribing by the future doctors.  Nepal Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.3(2) 2014: 89-93

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