Workshop, simulation, and team-review methods significantly improve teamwork behaviors, while the pooled effect of didactic education alone was not significant¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2017 · checked against its sources 2026-11-01 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Significant effects on teamwork were found for workshop training (d = 0.50), simulation-based training (d = 0.78), and team reviews (d = 0.64), but not for didactic education (d = 0.19). → McEwan D. 2017

Evidence¶

McEwan D. 2017¶

McEwan D., Ruissen G.R., Eys M.A., Zumbo B.D., Beauchamp M.R. (2017). The Effectiveness of Teamwork Training on Teamwork Behaviors and Team Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Interventions. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169604

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r3

Moderator analysis (Table 3) of training method in the teamwork pool: workshop d = 0.50, simulation d = 0.78, team reviews d = 0.64 all significant; didactic education d = 0.19 (k = 4, 95% CI −0.20 to 0.57, p = .341) was not significant, which does not show it has no effect. All four methods were effective for team performance (ds = 0.41–0.69).

"with regard to the intervention method utilized, significant effects on teamwork were found for workshop training (d = 0.50), simulation-based teamwork training (d = 0.78), and team reviews (d = 0.64) but not for didactic education (d = 0.19)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Collaboration — outcome: instruction changes it

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