Introduction. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, undergraduate nursing education worldwide has been completely transformed, shifting fully to online mode. This change also affected Team-Based Learning (TBL), an active teaching methodology that promotes the development of skills important to nurses, such as the ability to problem-solve and collaborate in groups. Due to the disadvantages associated with online learning, such as poor communication and collaboration, the effectiveness of the TBL methodology could have been hindered by the forced transition from face-to-face to distance learning. It was therefore necessary to investigate the effects of the initial implementation of the TBL online and over time. Moreover, to better gather nursing students' perceptions regarding TBL in our context, it was essential to have a validated tool in Italian. Aims. To examine the performance of undergraduate nursing students in the team Readiness Assurance Test (tRAT) and individual Readiness Assurance Test (iRAT) during online TBL. To evaluate students' attitudes toward group work and accountability, preferences for TBL or lecture, and satisfaction with online TBL after the first-year implementation and their change over time. To validate the Italian version of the Team-Based Learning Student Assessment Instrument (TBL-SAI). Methods. Two one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental studies and a validation study were conducted. Survey instruments, such as the Parmelee et al.’s TBL questionnaire and the TBL-SAI, were used and an Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) was performed to determine the psychometric validity of the Italian version of the TBL-SAI. T-test, ANOVA, Cronbach’s Alpha and McDonald’s ω values were used in the studies. Results. A statistically significant improvement was identified in students’ performance between tRAT and iRAT in all the online TBL sessions. During the first year implementation of online TBL students’ satisfaction with team experience showed a statistically significant increase (p=0.003), participants considered the peer evaluation to be fair (p<0.001) and felt they were able to make the right decisions (p<0.001). Moreover, the mean scores for accountability (m=30±3.7) and preference for TBL or lecture (m=51.8±6.3) reflected a higher appreciation for online TBL. Over time, a statistically significant improvement was identified in the categories “Overall satisfaction with Team Experience” and “Team Impact on Clinical Reasoning Ability” of the Parmelee et al.’s questionnaire. The T-test of TBL-SAI mean scores showed no statistical significance. Finally, the ESEM results supported the validity of the Italian TBL-SAI, maintaining the factor structure proposed in the original instrument. McDonald’s ω values exceeded 0.70 for all factors, confirming adequate internal consistency. Conclusions: In the first year of implementation of online TBL, teamwork improved individual performances and was appreciated by the students. Online TBL had a positive effect on the accountability of students who preferred it to frontal lectures. In repeated online TBL, group performances always exceeded individual performances. Teamwork increased students’ satisfaction and clinical reasoning ability. Students’ accountability, preference and satisfaction with online TBL remained high. The Italian version of the TBL-SAI proved to be a reliable and valid tool for assessing perceptions of TBL among Italian undergraduate nursing students. It is recommended for use in evaluating students’ attitudes towards TBL, providing actionable feedback for educators to improve teaching methods and integrate TBL methodologies effectively.
Introduzione. Con lo scoppio della pandemia COVID-19, la formazione infermieristica universitaria in tutto il mondo è passata interamente alla modalità online. Questo cambiamento ha interessato anche il Team-Based Learning (TBL), una metodologia didattica attiva che promuove competenze importanti per gli infermieri, come la capacità di risolvere i problemi e di collaborare in gruppo. A causa degli svantaggi associati all'apprendimento online, come la scarsa comunicazione e collaborazione, l'efficacia del TBL potrebbe essere stata ostacolata dalla transizione forzata verso l'apprendimento a distanza. Era quindi necessario indagare gli effetti iniziali dell'implementazione del TBL online e nel tempo. Inoltre, per indagare le percezioni degli studenti di Infermieristica sul TBL nel nostro contesto, era essenziale disporre di uno strumento validato in italiano. Obiettivi. Esaminare le prestazioni degli studenti di infermieristica nel Readiness Assurance Test (tRAT) di gruppo e nel Readiness Assurance Test (iRAT) individuale durante il TBL online. Valutare gli atteggiamenti degli studenti verso il lavoro di gruppo e la responsabilità, le preferenze per il TBL o la lezione frontale e la soddisfazione per il TBL online dopo l'implementazione del I anno e il loro cambiamento nel tempo. Convalidare la versione italiana del Team-Based Learning Student Assessment Instrument (TBL-SAI). Metodi. Sono stati condotti due studi quasi-sperimentali pretest-posttest a un gruppo e uno studio di validazione. Sono stati utilizzati strumenti di indagine, come il questionario TBL di Parmelee et al. e il TBL-SAI, ed è stato usato un Modello di equazioni strutturali esplorativo (ESEM) per determinare la validità psicometrica della versione italiana del TBL-SAI. Risultati. È stato identificato un miglioramento statisticamente significativo nelle prestazioni degli studenti tra tRAT e iRAT in tutte le sessioni TBL online. Durante il I anno del TBL online, la soddisfazione degli studenti per l'esperienza di gruppo è aumentata in modo statisticamente significativo (p=0,003), i partecipanti hanno considerato la valutazione tra pari equa (p<0,001) e hanno ritenuto di essere in grado di prendere le decisioni giuste (p<0,001).Inoltre, i punteggi medi relativi alla responsabilità (m=30±3,7) e alla preferenza per il TBL o la lezione (m=51,8±6,3) riflettevano un maggiore apprezzamento per il TBL online. Nel corso del tempo, è stato individuato un miglioramento statisticamente significativo nelle categorie “Soddisfazione complessiva dell'esperienza di gruppo” e “Impatto del gruppo sulla capacità di ragionamento clinico” del questionario di Parmelee et al. Il T test dei punteggi medi del TBL-SAI non ha mostrato significatività statistica. Infine, i risultati dell'ESEM hanno supportato la validità del TBL-SAI italiano, mantenendo la struttura fattoriale originale. I valori di ω di McDonald hanno superato 0,70 per tutti i fattori, confermando un'adeguata consistenza interna. Conclusioni: Nel I anno di implementazione del TBL online, il lavoro di gruppo ha migliorato le prestazioni individuali ed è stato apprezzato dagli studenti. Il TBL online ha avuto un effetto positivo sulla responsabilità degli studenti, che lo hanno preferito alle lezioni frontali. Nel TBL online ripetuto, le prestazioni del gruppo hanno sempre superato quelle individuali. Il lavoro di gruppo ha aumentato la soddisfazione degli studenti e la loro capacità di ragionamento clinico. La responsabilità, la preferenza e la soddisfazione degli studenti nei confronti del TBL online sono rimaste elevate. La versione italiana del TBL-SAI si è dimostrata uno strumento affidabile e valido per valutare gli atteggiamenti degli studenti nei confronti del TBL, fornendo agli educatori un riscontro fattibile per migliorare i metodi di insegnamento e integrare efficacemente le metodologie TBL.
Il Team-Based Learning nella formazione infermieristica universitaria: implementazione online durante la pandemia COVID-19 e validazione psicometrica della versione italiana del Team-Based Learning Student Assessment Instrument / Valeria Vannini , 2025 Jan 22. 37. ciclo, Anno Accademico 2023/2024.
Il Team-Based Learning nella formazione infermieristica universitaria: implementazione online durante la pandemia COVID-19 e validazione psicometrica della versione italiana del Team-Based Learning Student Assessment Instrument
VANNINI, VALERIA
2025
Abstract
Introduction. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, undergraduate nursing education worldwide has been completely transformed, shifting fully to online mode. This change also affected Team-Based Learning (TBL), an active teaching methodology that promotes the development of skills important to nurses, such as the ability to problem-solve and collaborate in groups. Due to the disadvantages associated with online learning, such as poor communication and collaboration, the effectiveness of the TBL methodology could have been hindered by the forced transition from face-to-face to distance learning. It was therefore necessary to investigate the effects of the initial implementation of the TBL online and over time. Moreover, to better gather nursing students' perceptions regarding TBL in our context, it was essential to have a validated tool in Italian. Aims. To examine the performance of undergraduate nursing students in the team Readiness Assurance Test (tRAT) and individual Readiness Assurance Test (iRAT) during online TBL. To evaluate students' attitudes toward group work and accountability, preferences for TBL or lecture, and satisfaction with online TBL after the first-year implementation and their change over time. To validate the Italian version of the Team-Based Learning Student Assessment Instrument (TBL-SAI). Methods. Two one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental studies and a validation study were conducted. Survey instruments, such as the Parmelee et al.’s TBL questionnaire and the TBL-SAI, were used and an Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) was performed to determine the psychometric validity of the Italian version of the TBL-SAI. T-test, ANOVA, Cronbach’s Alpha and McDonald’s ω values were used in the studies. Results. A statistically significant improvement was identified in students’ performance between tRAT and iRAT in all the online TBL sessions. During the first year implementation of online TBL students’ satisfaction with team experience showed a statistically significant increase (p=0.003), participants considered the peer evaluation to be fair (p<0.001) and felt they were able to make the right decisions (p<0.001). Moreover, the mean scores for accountability (m=30±3.7) and preference for TBL or lecture (m=51.8±6.3) reflected a higher appreciation for online TBL. Over time, a statistically significant improvement was identified in the categories “Overall satisfaction with Team Experience” and “Team Impact on Clinical Reasoning Ability” of the Parmelee et al.’s questionnaire. The T-test of TBL-SAI mean scores showed no statistical significance. Finally, the ESEM results supported the validity of the Italian TBL-SAI, maintaining the factor structure proposed in the original instrument. McDonald’s ω values exceeded 0.70 for all factors, confirming adequate internal consistency. Conclusions: In the first year of implementation of online TBL, teamwork improved individual performances and was appreciated by the students. Online TBL had a positive effect on the accountability of students who preferred it to frontal lectures. In repeated online TBL, group performances always exceeded individual performances. Teamwork increased students’ satisfaction and clinical reasoning ability. Students’ accountability, preference and satisfaction with online TBL remained high. The Italian version of the TBL-SAI proved to be a reliable and valid tool for assessing perceptions of TBL among Italian undergraduate nursing students. It is recommended for use in evaluating students’ attitudes towards TBL, providing actionable feedback for educators to improve teaching methods and integrate TBL methodologies effectively.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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