Percepción de estudiantes universitarios sobre la metodología del Aprendizaje Basado en Equipos (ABE)

Abstract

Introduction: Team-Based Learning (TBL) is a teaching method whose main objective is improve university students to be able to apply theoretical knowledge to solve problems related to their professional role. That´s why it is necessary to have an instrument that allows to know students’ perception about to accomplish that purpose. Objective: To assess students’ perception about TBL methodology, for which an instrument was designed and validated. Methodology: Based on the sequenced activities of the TBL, items of the instrument were elaborated. It was validated through a procedure by expert judgment. After that, students’ perceptions were assessed through applying the instrument to students who, during a previous school semester, participated in a course carried out with the Team-Based Learning methodology. Results: After the evaluation and the suggestions of the judges, the instrument was made up of 50 items that evaluated the perception of the students regarding the TBL, which was applied to the participating students. The results showed that the participants had a positive perception towards the TBL methodology, qualifying five of the seven evaluated activities as adequate, while in the other two activities they showed neutrality. Conclusions: This investigation come up whit a validated instrument to know the perception of the students regarding the TBL methodology, as well as to demonstrate the positive opinion of the participating sample on this type of teaching.