Team-based learning: assessing the impact on anatomy teaching in People’s Republic of China

Figures & data

Table 1 The comparison of average score and characteristics of students in TL and TBL groups

Samples (N=197)	TL group (N=99), (mean ± SD)	TBL group (N=98), (mean ± SD)
Average score	74.41±8.27	81.70±8.53a
Age (year)	19±1.14	19±1.38
Gender
Male	47 (47.48%)	50 (51.02%)
Female	52 (52.52%)	48 (48.98%)
Medical year	First year	First year

Note:

a p<0.01 compared with that of TL group.

Abbreviations: TBL, team-based learning; TL, traditional learning.

Table

Items	Description	Response
Communication ability	Whether your communication with the teachers or students is enhanced	□A; □B; □C;
Expression ability	Whether your language skill is enhanced	□A; □B; □C;
Generalization ability	Whether your generalization ability is boosted	□A; □B; □C;
Collaboration ability	Whether your cooperative ability is improved	□A; □B; □C;
Knowledge extension	Whether your scope of knowledge is expanded	□A; □B; □C;
Learning initiative	Whether your learning initiative is increased	□A; □B; □C;
Classroom atmosphere	Whether the atmosphere in anatomy class is activated	□A; □B; □C;

Note: A: agree; B: disagree; C: neither agree nor disagree.