We had 4 groups (class of 26), earlier this year, learning Immunology,
Pathology, Microbiology and Pharmacology in an integrated manner in their
first year of medical school. No problems with a lower limit as far as I
saw. Very enjoyable as we got to know the class really well.
The smallest class size I've tried it on is 4: for some of my residents as
part of the Paediatric Intensive Care training programme I run. Worked just
fine, but that was unusual in that the participants were very heavily
invested in the subject at hand and their own education. They were also
very used to working with each other.
regards
Janil
Janil Puthucheary MRCP(UK), MRCPCH
Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, 2 Jalan Bukit Merah,
Singapore 169547
Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, KK Children's Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah
Road, Singapore 229899
+65-63941778(ICU), +65-63941793(fax), +65-63941127(secretary, Rohaya)
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I think TBL could be used in any size class. Obviously the dynamics are
different if you have a class of 6, but it doesn't mean the same benefits
from working with others aren't possible. The smallest I've had is three
teams (15 students). 24 is a great size for four teams of 6. With only
three or four teams, I think there are more opportunities for cross group
interaction and inter-group evaluation. That is, teams can evaluate the
work of all of the other teams as critical analysis of 2 or 3 other groups
is not cumbersome.
Just a few thoughts.
Molly Espey
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Molly Espey
Department of Applied Economics and Statistics
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634
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From: Kent Fisher
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Subject: Small classes
The astronomy class I'm planning to use TBL in has a maximum enrollment of
24 students (I can stretch it by a few). I'm wondering if anyone on the
list uses TBL in classes this size (or smaller), and, if so, what
adaptations have been tried. Are there special pitfalls to be avoided in a
class like this? Later on, I may use TBL in my physics classes, which have
enrollments from about 10-20 students. Is there a limit below which TBL
should not even be attempted?
Regards,
Kent Fisher
Assistant Professor
Columbus State Community College
Biological & Physical Sciences Department
482 Nestor Hall
(614) 287-2515
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