Effect of Seating Arrangement on Class Engagement in Team-based Learning: a Quasi-Experimental Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study investigated the effects of seating distance and orientation on engagement in novice and experienced learners in a large classroom explicitly designed for team-based learning (TBL). Learning what affects TBL engagement may improve its implementation.

Methods

Participants were novice first-year and experienced second-year undergraduate medical students in Singapore (male = 103, female = 57). Their age ranged from 18 to 23 (M = 19.5, SD = 1.06). This quasi-experimental study considered two factors. Firstly, the distance from the teams' table to the tutor's table. Secondly, students' orientation at each table, with either their front or back facing the tutor. Engagement was measured using two instruments, Situational Cognitive Engagement Measure and Clas

SUBMITTER: Seet HAA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814094 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature