Remote team-based learning during COVID-19: lower academic performance is associated with the exclusion of test grades from final grades
ABSTRACT Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift from in-person to remote learning, including team-based learning activities. Many studies have explored several aspects of team-based learning; however, there is still a lack of knowledge regarding the factors affecting students’ att...
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| author | Juliana Magdalon Leandro Luongo Matos Marcelo Vivolo Aun Marcelo Madeira Welbert de Oliveira Pereira Durval Anibal Daniel Filho Elda Maria Stafuzza Gonçalves Pires |
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| description | ABSTRACT Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift from in-person to remote learning, including team-based learning activities. Many studies have explored several aspects of team-based learning; however, there is still a lack of knowledge regarding the factors affecting students’ attitudes and performance. Objective: To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students’ performance in individual readiness assurance tests during team-based learning activities, given that their grades were excluded from the final course grades. Methods: We compared the number of team-based learning applications, student absences, and individual readiness assurance tests grades of medical undergraduate students in three different scenarios: Group 1, in-person individual readiness assurance tests before the pandemic; Group 2, remote individual readiness assurance tests during the lockdown period when their grades were excluded from the final grade calculation; and Group 3, in-person individual readiness assurance tests during the pandemic after lockdown restrictions eased. Results: Remote team-based learning led to significantly lower grades than in-person evaluations. Moreover, the number of students with failing or insufficient grades (below seven) increased during the remote learning period, when their grades were excluded from the final grade calculation, compared to in-person individual readiness assurance tests before the pandemic. Furthermore, absenteeism was higher when the online strategy was applied. Conclusion: We observed lower academic performance by medical students during remote team-based learning sessions, likely owing to the exclusion of individual readiness assurance tests grades from the final course grade calculations during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dc809ccb931d4e1f95a205d84f49c26b2025-02-04T07:42:43ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)2317-63852025-02-012310.31744/einstein_journal/2025ao1007Remote team-based learning during COVID-19: lower academic performance is associated with the exclusion of test grades from final gradesJuliana Magdalonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8726-724XLeandro Luongo Matoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5068-8208Marcelo Vivolo Aunhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9882-5200Marcelo Madeirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9429-3067Welbert de Oliveira Pereirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9546-1317Durval Anibal Daniel Filhohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5307-8213Elda Maria Stafuzza Gonçalves Pireshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8792-2870ABSTRACT Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift from in-person to remote learning, including team-based learning activities. Many studies have explored several aspects of team-based learning; however, there is still a lack of knowledge regarding the factors affecting students’ attitudes and performance. Objective: To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students’ performance in individual readiness assurance tests during team-based learning activities, given that their grades were excluded from the final course grades. Methods: We compared the number of team-based learning applications, student absences, and individual readiness assurance tests grades of medical undergraduate students in three different scenarios: Group 1, in-person individual readiness assurance tests before the pandemic; Group 2, remote individual readiness assurance tests during the lockdown period when their grades were excluded from the final grade calculation; and Group 3, in-person individual readiness assurance tests during the pandemic after lockdown restrictions eased. Results: Remote team-based learning led to significantly lower grades than in-person evaluations. Moreover, the number of students with failing or insufficient grades (below seven) increased during the remote learning period, when their grades were excluded from the final grade calculation, compared to in-person individual readiness assurance tests before the pandemic. Furthermore, absenteeism was higher when the online strategy was applied. Conclusion: We observed lower academic performance by medical students during remote team-based learning sessions, likely owing to the exclusion of individual readiness assurance tests grades from the final course grade calculations during the COVID-19 pandemic.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082025000100201&lng=en&tlng=enTeam-based learningAcademic performanceSchool, medicalStudents, medicalLearningProblem-based learningEducational measurementGroup process |
| spellingShingle | Juliana Magdalon Leandro Luongo Matos Marcelo Vivolo Aun Marcelo Madeira Welbert de Oliveira Pereira Durval Anibal Daniel Filho Elda Maria Stafuzza Gonçalves Pires Remote team-based learning during COVID-19: lower academic performance is associated with the exclusion of test grades from final grades Einstein (São Paulo) Team-based learning Academic performance School, medical Students, medical Learning Problem-based learning Educational measurement Group process |
| title | Remote team-based learning during COVID-19: lower academic performance is associated with the exclusion of test grades from final grades |
| title_full | Remote team-based learning during COVID-19: lower academic performance is associated with the exclusion of test grades from final grades |
| title_fullStr | Remote team-based learning during COVID-19: lower academic performance is associated with the exclusion of test grades from final grades |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remote team-based learning during COVID-19: lower academic performance is associated with the exclusion of test grades from final grades |
| title_short | Remote team-based learning during COVID-19: lower academic performance is associated with the exclusion of test grades from final grades |
| title_sort | remote team based learning during covid 19 lower academic performance is associated with the exclusion of test grades from final grades |
| topic | Team-based learning Academic performance School, medical Students, medical Learning Problem-based learning Educational measurement Group process |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082025000100201&lng=en&tlng=en |
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