Abstract

Instructors of active-learning classes in economics face the challenges of motivating students to prepare before class and engaging fully in class activities. Team-based learning (TBL) pedagogy meets these challenges by (1) placing students in fixed, instructor-created teams that develop the ability to work productively together, (2) holding students accountable to the instructor and their teammates both for their efforts to prepare before class and for their ability to interact constructively with teammates, and (3) presenting learning activities in a highly-structured course format that provides students multiple opportunities to express their understanding and receive feedback from peers. The authors of this article describe how the elements of TBL courses work in concert to motivate student out-of-class preparation and in-class engagement to increase student learning of economics.

摘要

经济学主动学习班的教师面临着激发学生课前准备和充分参与课堂活动的挑战。基于团队的学习 (TBL) 教学法通过 (1) 将学生置于固定的、由教师创建的团队中来应对这些挑战，以培养高效合作的能力，(2) 让学生对教师和他们的队友负责课前做好准备，培养他们与队友进行建设性互动的能力，以及 (3) 以高度结构化的课程形式展示学习活动，为学生提供多种机会表达他们的理解并从同龄人那里获得反馈。