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| Abstract Title: | Team-based Learning in Upper-Level Physics Courses: A Qualitative Case Study |
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| Abstract: | Developed by Larry Michaelson, a management professor at the University of Oklahoma, Team-based learning (TBL) details a pedagogical approach designed to improve learning outcomes, increase student engagement, and create a sense of community. Unlike group-work used in other fields this approach explicitly has several key elements: teams of 5-7 students stay together for the entire semester, teams participate in a Readiness Assurance Process and in-class team activities, individual team members evaluate their members' contributions, and course grade weighting includes team components. After attending a workshop led by the Council on Teaching and Learning in 2017, four professors at Siena College in upstate NY began incorporating this pedagogy into their physics courses at all levels. In this talk, I will describe team-based learning in upper-level physics classrooms at Siena College. To evaluate this innovation, we are conducting a series of qualitative case studies of student experience of team-based learning in our upper-division physics courses. The implementation of team-based learning in physics courses and a preliminary report of the qualitative analysis will be described. |
| Abstract Type: | Symposium Talk |
| Parallel Session: | Evaluation of Innovative Reforms in Upper Division Physics Courses |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Michele McColgan Sienna College Loudonville, NY |
