Future team-learning change research should use mixed methods with more than three measurement points in short intervals¶

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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The review derives needs for future research, "such as the need for mixed methods studies with more than three measurement points in short intervals". It reports that most included studies measure team learning behaviours only two or three times, while understanding real temporal change requires more measurement points, and that how many are needed depends on the type of change under examination.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Studies must measure team learning behaviour at least twice, with more points and shorter intervals for dynamics and patterns

Constraints¶

• The review's sample of 15 studies is limited, and it offers a first step rather than a comprehensive account

Target Learners¶

• researchers studying team learning in natural work teams

Target Learning Goals¶

• deepening understanding of behavioural change in work teams

Claims¶

• Quantitative and qualitative study designs differ in which change types and characteristics they can identify [+W]
• Qualitative studies identify dynamics, patterns, and development in team learning behaviours, linked to situated knowledge and transactivity [+W]
• Quantitative longitudinal studies mostly show minor change in team learning behaviours, with dynamics in boundary crossing and team activity [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Future research should replicate the model in diverse educational domains and use experimental and intervention methods
• Future AIHEd research should give greater attention to ethics, methodological rigour, context, and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Adopt more precise terminology such as digital personalized learning (DPL) or personalized adaptive learning, and pursue rigorous longitudinal research with younger learners
• Use multimodal data and time-sensitive analyses to capture situational motivational processes

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Andreas Widmann, Regina H. Mulder. (2025). Change in team learning behaviours in work teams – A systematic review. Educational Research Review 49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2025.100736