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TBL readiness assurance sequence: preparation, IRAT, GRAT consensus discussion, appeals, and instructor feedback

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Description

The article describes TBL as an instructional activity sequence of three main stages — preparation, readiness assurance, and application of course concepts — in which the readiness assurance test determines "whether each participant is prepared for the next application step of TBL". Its sub-steps are the IRAT (individual MCQs), the GRAT (groups answer the same MCQs through "consensus-building discussion"), an appeals step to restore credit, and whole-class instructor feedback addressing misconceptions. The article uses this sequence as the structure across which it compares IRAT and GRAT performance.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Participants must come prepared to every session, with adequate reading materials assigned prior to class
  • Each student is held accountable for their contribution to team performance
  • The same scoring system is used for IRAT and GRAT when comparing them

Constraints

Target Learners

  • healthcare professions students (medical, nursing, dental, pharmacy)

Learning Goals

  • preparation for application-stage problem solving
  • collaborative knowledge consolidation

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • Ngoc Phan Nguyen, Cheng Chao-Ling, Lin Yen-Kuang, Wu Ming-Shun, Chu Jan-Show, Tang Kung-Pei. (2020). A meta-analysis of students’ readiness assurance test performance with team-based learning. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02139-9
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title TBL readiness assurance sequence: preparation, IRAT, GRAT consensus discussion, appeals, and instructor feedback
description The article describes TBL as an instructional activity sequence of three main stages — preparation, readiness assurance, and application of course concepts — in which the readiness assurance test determines "whether e...
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