Application of Online and In-Person Team-Based Learning Methods in Cell Biology Teaching for Medical Undergraduate Students during the Public Health Emergency Events
KONG Lingmin1, KE Yuan2, YANG Jie1, BIAN Huijie1, LIAO Chenggong 2*
TBL (team-based learning) combines active and collaborative learning and incorporates flipped classroom teaching method and problem-based learning method. However, the public health emergency events have brought some challenges to the effect of TBL. This study investigated the impact of TBL on the academic performance of Cell Biology for medical undergraduates. This study compared the classic face-to-face approach (inperson) with the online team learning approach due to the impact of the epidemic. After two traditional lectures, non-compulsory TBL was introduced into the course of Cell Biology. This study compared the test results and homework performance of students who participated in TBL (online and in-person) and those who did not. The students who participate in the TBL (n=120) online or in-person did better in the examination (P<0.05) and related course assignments (P<0.05) than those who did not (n=175). Compared with the students who did not participate in the TBL, the scores of the online and in-person groups were more concentrated, and the students who did not pass the exam were distributed among the students who did not participate in the TBL. There was no significant difference between online and in-person TBL groups in terms of test scores (P=0.184 0) and course assignments (P=0.359 7). Online and in-person TBL can successfully supplement the traditional classroom teaching, thereby improving students’ learning ability, especially for complex medical subjects. This research results show that good performance can also be achieved through online TBL, which indicates that TBL teaching methods can be flexibly used in higher education.
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