Public Health Students' Attitudes toward Team-based Learning Method in Fasa University of Medical Sciences

Gholami, Tahereh; Kouhpayeh, Seyed Amin; Ramezani, Mohsen; Mobasheri, Farzaneh

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Faculty Member, Public Health Department, School of Public Health, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran

² Faculty Member, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.

³ Master of Science in Software, the Information and Statistics center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran

⁴ Faculty Member, Social Medicine department, School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.

Abstract

Recently trends inthe modern methods of education, increasing students’ participation and attention to teamwork in learning has been considered. Team-based learning (TBL) is a collaborative learning method that its goal is increasing the amount of learning. The aim of this study was carried out to investigate the application TBL in public health and students’ attitude towards new teaching method. The present study was a cross sectional study in which 45 students were participated and assessed by multiple choice test and attitude questionnaire. Independent sample t test and Pearson Coefficient correlation in SPSS₂₀ were used to assess the mean score of test and also the relation between students' attitudes towards two types of teaching methods, respectively. The mean score of students in the Lecture method at the end of the fourth session were (8.8±0.9). Significant difference was observed between individual evaluation and group evaluation of TBL (p<0.005). The mean score of students' attitudes toward TBL and team work were (25.18 ± 3.78) and (21.5 ± 5.1), respectively. There was a significant positive correlation between Students' attitudes(r=0.625, p=0.003) and teamwork(r=0.725, p=0.001) towards TBL in the classroom. The results showed that TBL method was more successful method in comparison to lecture method. According to Finding, it is suggested that modern teaching methods such as team-based learning should be used alongside traditional teaching in educating student in other medical sciences.

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Volume 9, Issue 1
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Public Health Students' Attitudes toward Team-based Learning Method in Fasa University of Medical Sciences

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Volume 9, Issue 1January 2018Pages 30-37

Volume 9, Issue 1
January 2018
Pages 30-37