(Scott, 2007)
4) if a team is not at its most efficient, discuss how performance could be improved in each of these areas.
It has been observed that a lot of managers have been toying with the use of small groups in their learning abilities and the available literature on the subject has been on the rise. The most interesting part on this score is that there are a lot of interesting and divergent ideas regarding the manner in which to teach small groups. The difficult part is the fact that the vast multitude of ideas can create confusion by managers who are merely learning about small groups and also regarding what they should do or refrain from doing. It is important to note that team-based learning is a distinctive and powerful means of utilizing small groups, and that its unique potential is the outcome of two factors - i.e. The power of teamwork in comparison to group work, and the fact that team-based learning happens to be an instructional strategy, instead of just an instructional technique. (Michaelsen; Kinght; Fink, 2002)
The most important part of effective use of team-based learning is finding out what is required to be done to assist newly formed groups so that they evolve into teams. This entails establishing the correct methods for formation of teams, team and individual participant accountability, team assignments, and feedback of the highest quality. In team-based learning, it is invariably emphasized that the immense degree of consistency which is able to be developed within the learning population. To put it differently, the effectiveness of team-based learning as an instructional strategy is based on the reality that it fosters the growth of increased...
(Michaelsen; Kinght; Fink, 2002)
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