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Table 3 EM TBL student survey results for 2016/2017 academic year

From: Team-based learning improves knowledge and retention in an emergency medicine clerkship

Survey question

Average response*

Standard deviation

1. Team members encouraged one another to express their opinions

4.62

0.604

2. My team actively discussed multiple points of view before deciding on a final answer

4.58

0.682

3. Discussions in the team helped me to understand better and organized my knowledge

4.46

0.709

4. Team members used performance feedback to help the team to be more effective

4.03

1.045

5. Team members made an effort to participate in discussion

4.40

0.787

6. Team members more engaged with the topic in TBL than standard didactic lectures

4.38

0.764

7. Team members shared and received criticism without making it personal

4.49

0.616

8. Different points of view were respected by team members

4.62

0.578

9. Team members consistently paid attention during group discussion

4.31

0.900

10. Team members were prepared with the sessions learning outcomes

4.38

0.678

11. Topic selection was good

4.63

0.698

12. Topic learning outcomes covered the entire topic

4.32

0.886

13. Reading material provided covered the learning outcomes

4.40

0.766

14. Time provided for topic preparation was good

4.25

0.902

15. Question for individual and team were directly related to the learning outcomes

4.45

0.708

16. I found TBL more productive method than standard didactic lectures

4.48

0.903

17. I found TBL more enjoyable method than standard didactic lectures

4.62

0.823

18. I prefer all topics in TBL format

4.20

1.107

19. Overall, TBL is a good learning method

4.62

0.654

  1. *65 of 66 students completed the survey. Likert scale was 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree