Team Based Learning: The Power of The Readiness Assurance Process (R.A.P)

Abstract

Team-based learning (TBL) represents a new and innovative pedological strategy and is commonly used in the medical field. It has been suggested to result in better learning outcomes than traditional “lecture style” teaching strategies. It enhances student critical analysis and reasoning. It is a student-centred approach to learning whereby students work together in the same teams throughout a module. The outcome of teaching ‘Introduction to Pharmacology’ using a TBL approach with year 1 pharmacology students at TUS has provided evidence of the effectiveness of TBL.