Evaluating the Effectiveness of Team-Based Learning in Undergraduate Criminal Justice Courses

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ID15316247
AuthorsJane M Tucker (corresponding author), Mary P Brewster
Year2015
Volume26
Issue4
Pages446-470
Publication date2015-06-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Criminal Justice Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1051-1253 • E-ISSN: 1745-9117
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10511253.2015.1052000
OpenAlexW1939895993
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited32

Team-based learning (TBL), as developed by Larry Michaelsen, is a pedagogical strategy designed to incorporate group processes in academic settings. The effectiveness of TBL as a teaching method has been tested in a number of disciplines with mixed results. Few empirical tests of TBL in the undergraduate criminal justice classroom exist. Articles concerning TBL in the criminal justice classroom are predominantly descriptive and expository in nature, leaving questions about potential effectiveness of this teaching method in the discipline. This study evaluates the effectiveness of TBL in comparison with a lecture-based course. Results indicate that students in the TBL course reported higher levels of student involvement, preparation, and accountability. However, there were no statistically significant differences in overall student performance in comparison with those in the lecture-based course. The article reviews the potential benefits and drawbacks of using TBL

Accountability · Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Team-based learning · Law · Medicine · Problem and Project Based Learning · Psychology

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