Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Beyond small groups : harnessing the extraordinary power of learning teams / L. Dee Fink -- 2. Getting started with team-based learning / Larry K. Michaelsen -- 3. Creating effective assignments : a key component of team-based learning / Larry K. Michaelsen and Arletta Bauman Knight -- 4. Group process research : implications for using learning groups / Carolyn Birmingham and Mary McCord -- 5. An alternative to lecturing in the sciences / Frank J. Dinan -- 6. Using case studies in science - and still "covering the content" / Clyde Freeman Herreid -- 7. Working with nontraditional and underprepared students in health education / Patricia Goodson -- 8. A dramatic turnaround in a classroom of deaf students / Melanie C. Nakaji -- 9. Overcoming initial mistakes when using small groups / G. Fred Streuling -- 10. Creating group assignments that teach multiple concepts in an interdisciplinary course content / Laurie A. Lucas -- 11. Team-based learning in large classes / Larry K. Michaelsen -- 12. Using team-based learning in a very traditional, cultural, and institutional context / Jir̆í Popovský -- 13. Team-based learning in international situations / Jon Cragin -- 14. Team-based learning in a course combining in-class and online interaction / Mark Freeman -- 15. Team-based learning : a strategy for transforming the quality of teaching and learning / Arletta Bauman Knight -- Appendix A. Frequently asked questions about team-based learning / Larry K. Michaelsen -- Appendix B. Calculating peer evaluation scores / Larry K. Michaelsen and L. Dee Fink -- Appendix C. Setting grade weights : a team-building exercise / Larry K. Michaelsen -- Apendix D. Miscellaneous materials related to team-based learning -- Appendix E. Speeding up team development with immediate feedback.

"This book describes team-based learning (TBL), an unusually powerful and versatile teaching strategy that enables teachers to take small-group learning to a new level of effectiveness. It is the only pedagogical use of small groups that is based on a recognition of the critical difference between "groups" and "teams," and intentionally employs specific procedures to transform newly formed groups into high-performance learning teams. This is a complete guide to implementing TBL in a way that will promote the deep learning all teachers strive for: critical thinking, collaboration, mastery of discipline knowledge, and the ability to apply it." -- Cover.