UM has a new vision on assessment that, among other things, reemphasises the importance of regular feedback for students and improving the alignment of assessment to our Collaborative, Constructive, Contextual and Self-directed (CCCS) learning strategies.

One excellent way of stimulating CCCS learning through formative or summative assessments is by using Team-Based Quizzes.  These quizzes have been used during tutorials at FHML for a number of years, where complex, real-life questions are first considered individually and then discussed further in groups.  Finally, the quiz questions and answers are discussed with an expert, during which time students can delve deeper into the material and connections to other topics can be made.  This method has been found to promote better interaction between the students as well as prepare students well for future assessments.

If you want to learn more about this technique, then please sign up for this workshop, where you will experience the 3 steps of this Team-Based Learning format yourselves.

Intended learning outcomes

In participating in this CPD activity, you will be able to:

• Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of using team-based quizzes as a teaching, learning and assessment instrument
• Identify when a team-based approach to assessment would be appropriate in their own education
• Write quiz questions that elicit effective group discussion
• Implement team-based quizzing in their own courses.

About the trainer

Ben Janssen is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology and has had many teaching roles at FHML since 1984. As well as coordinating prize-winning courses at FHML, he has been involved in setting up new tracks in medicine, has been a long-term member of the educational programme committee and has represented UM in national educational initiatives.  While helping to set up the new English master’s track in medicine, he became acquainted with the team-based learning (TBL) format. Now he applies TBL in both formative and summative ways in different courses. In this workshop, he will share with you the pros and cons of the TBL format in an interactive way.