A Case Study on Team-Based Learning (TBL)

Abstract

This descriptive survey research investigates nursing students’ academic achievement and perception following the application of team-based learning (TBL) in class. A TBL session comprised seven steps and lasted for three hours. A total of eight topics were addressed in the TBL class. As for the academic achievement, the group readiness assurance test (GRAT) score proved more significant than that of the individual readiness assurance test (IRAT) (t=-29.57, p<.001). In contrast, the perception of TBL and teamwork as per academic achievement levels war insignificant (F=0.78, p=0.59)(F=1.06, p=.369). Therefore TBL is considered as an effective learning method of using communication with teammates and professors in nursing education.