TBL improves team readiness assurance test scores compared to individual tests¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Group readiness assurance test scores were consistently higher than individual readiness assurance test scores across studies. → Alizadeh Maryam 2025

Evidence¶

Alizadeh Maryam 2025¶

Alizadeh Maryam, Bahrami Shirin, Saeedi Zeinabe, Khaninezhad Loghman. (2025). Outcomes of team based learning in teaching medical ethics: a systematic review. BMC Medical Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-025-01329-8

q3 · i? · review · r2

In Spencer (2022), "iRAT scores improving from 72% to 89% in group readiness assurance tests (gRATs) (p < 0.001)" demonstrated that team discussion improved performance on readiness assurance tests. No standardized effect size was printed for this finding.

"Spencer (2022) observed significant knowledge gains in bioethics principles, with iRAT scores improving from 72% to 89% in group readiness assurance tests (gRATs) (p < 0.001)"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Students' IRAT scores were consistently poorer than their TRAT scores, suggesting team collaboration benefits team test performance — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Students perform significantly higher on the team portion of the Readiness Assessment Test than on the individual portion in a TBL laboratory module — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Both course sections show the same team-over-individual RAT trend despite a significant difference in scores between the sections — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• In both TBL formats, tRAT and iSAT scores significantly improve over preceding iRAT scores — related
• TBL in medical ethics education improves knowledge retention compared to lectures — related