Table 1 Timeline of team-based learning (TBL) sessions in pediatrics residency noon conferences
From: A pilot study of team-based learning in one-hour pediatrics residency conferences
TBL component | Content | Planned time |
|---|---|---|
Pre-work | Journal article about topic distributed to residents in person and via email | Outside of class |
Introduction | Facilitators introduce session | 2 min |
Readiness assurance test (RAT) | ||
IRAT | 6–7 multiple choice style questions completed individually | 5 min |
GRAT | Same questions completed by team | 7 min |
Discussion | Teams simultaneously share their answers (“report out”), followed by large group discussion of each answer; repeated for each question | 10 min |
Application exercise | ||
Explanation | Facilitators explain exercise | 1 min |
Team | Teams work on the same cases concurrently | 8 min |
Discussion | Teams simultaneously shared solution, followed by large group discussion for each case; repeated for each case | 10 min |
Conclusion | Facilitators summarize key points and conclude session | 2 min |