Team-Based Learning: Small Group Learning's Next Big Step

Team-Based Learning (TBL) is a unique form of small-group learning designed in and for the college classroom. TBL's special combination of incentives and corrective feedback quickly transforms groups into high-performance learning teams, with no time taken from the coverage of course content. In this issue, the authors describe the practical elements of TBL, how it can look in the classroom, and what they have learned as it has grown into an interdisciplinary and international practice. Chapters discuss: The Essential Elements of Team-Based Learning The Social Foundation of Team-Based Learning: Students Accountable to Students Knowledge is No Longer Enough: Enhancing Prof…