Team-Based Learning: Small Group Learning's Next Big Step: New Directions for Teaching and Learning

by Larry K. Michaelsen (Editor), Michael Sweet (Series Editor), Dean X. Parmelee (Series Editor)

Team-Based Learning (TBL) is a unique form of small-group learning designed in and for the college classroom. TBL's special combination of incentives and corrective feedback quickly transforms groups into high-performance learning teams, with no time taken from the coverage of course content. In this issue, the authors describe the practical elements of TBL, how it can look in the classroom, and what they have learned as it has grown into an interdisciplinary and international practice. Chapters The Essential Elements of Team-Based LearningThe Social Foundation of Team-Based Students Accountable to StudentsKnowledge is No Longer Enhancing Profession Education with Team-Based LearningTeaching Skills for Facilitating Team-Based Learning Peer Assessment and Evaluation in Team-Based LearningTechnological Alternatives to Paper-Based Components of Team-Based LearningTeam-Based Learning in Asynchronous Online Settings Importantly, TBL is not about teaching but about learning. Several articles in this volume illustrate this emphasis by using TBL students' own words to reinforce key ideas. This is the 116th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Teaching and Learning, which offers a comprehensive range of ideas and techniques for improving college teaching based on the experience of seasoned instructors and the latest findings of educational and psychological researchers.

114 pages, Paperback

First published January 14, 2009

Reviews

[Vaughn Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Currently reading. The book claims that we learn better when we work in small groups or teams. The first chapters seem promising. We will see how it turns out when we get to the last page.