Team-based Learning Using an Audience Response System: A Possible New Strategy for Interactive Medical Education

Terumichi Fujikura; Toshiyuki Takeshita; Hiroshi Homma; Kouji Adachi; Koichi Miyake; Mitsuhiro Kudo; Takami Takizawa; Hiroshi Nagayama; Keiko Hirakawa

doi:10.1272/jnms.80.63

Report on Experiments and Clinical Cases

Team-based Learning Using an Audience Response System: A Possible New Strategy for Interactive Medical Education

Terumichi Fujikura, Toshiyuki Takeshita, Hiroshi Homma, Kouji Adachi, Koichi Miyake, Mitsuhiro Kudo, Takami Takizawa, Hiroshi Nagayama, Keiko Hirakawa

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Terumichi Fujikura
Academic Quality and Development Office, Nippon Medical School
Department of Head & Neck and Sensory Organ Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
Small Group Learning Working Committee, Nippon Medical School
Toshiyuki Takeshita
Division of Reproductive Medicine, Perinatology and Gynecologic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
Small Group Learning Working Committee, Nippon Medical School
Hiroshi Homma
Division of Cardiology, Hepatology, Geriatrics, and Integrated Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
Small Group Learning Working Committee, Nippon Medical School
Kouji Adachi
Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
Small Group Learning Working Committee, Nippon Medical School
Koichi Miyake
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Division of Gene Therapy Research Center for Advanced Medical Technology, Nippon Medical School
Small Group Learning Working Committee, Nippon Medical School
Mitsuhiro Kudo
Department of Pathology and Integrative Oncological Pathology, Nippon Medical School
Small Group Learning Working Committee, Nippon Medical School
Takami Takizawa
Department of Molecular Medicine and Anatomy, Nippon Medical School
Small Group Learning Working Committee, Nippon Medical School
Hiroshi Nagayama
Department of Neurological, Nephrological and Rheumatological Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
Small Group Learning Working Committee, Nippon Medical School
Keiko Hirakawa
Department of Legal Medicine, Nippon Medical School
Small Group Learning Working Committee, Nippon Medical School

Keywords: team-based learning, audience response system, problem-based learning, interactive classes

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2013 Volume 80 Issue 1 Pages 63-69

DOI https://doi.org/10.1272/jnms.80.63

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Abstract

Following the "Guidelines for reporting TBL" by Haidet et al, we report on a team-based learning (TBL) course we adopted for our 4th-year students in 2011. Our TBL course is a modified version of the one suggested in the guidelines, but its structure generally follows the core elements described therein. Using an audience response system (ARS), we were able to obtain individual and group readiness assurance test scores immediately and give instant feedback to the students. Instructors were thus able to monitor students' understanding in real time and so appreciated the system, which supports interactive classes even in large classrooms. However, TBL is teacher-oriented, and students were less appreciative of ARS, because they recognized that it could be easily used for grading. Nevertheless, we believe that a combination of TBL, and problem-based learning in a mature design can improve both motivation and understanding among learners.

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