فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: The educational environment has been confirmed as crucial factor for activelearning. Team‑based learning (TBL) is an interactive teaching method which improves students’perceptions and performance.OBJECTIVES: The comparison of the team‑based learning method through lecture‑based approachon health education curriculum in public health studentsMETHODS: A quasi‑experimental study was conducted among 23 public health students of bachelordegree and 14 public health students of associate degree to teach communication and HealthEducation in Qom University of Medical Sciences from January 2015 to Jun 2016. Students ofbachelor degree selected TBL and students of associate degree preferred the traditional lecture‑basedmethod. In the current study, educational outcomes were defined as educational environmentand academic performance. At the last session of the semester, the educational environment andacademic performance of both groups were evaluated. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 20.0using Chi‑square and Mann–Whitney test.RESULTS: The mean and standard deviation of individual test score between the two groups showedsignificant difference based on Mann–Whitney results (P = 0.036). The mean of final examination scorein TBL group was significantly higher than the traditional lecture group (P < 0.021, Mann–Whitney).Our findings showed that in TBL group, 78.3% of students’ perceptions were in very favorablecondition while it was only 28.6% for students of the traditional method.CONCLUSIONS: TBL method improves students’ perceptions about each area of educationalatmosphere and also provides opportunities to innovate which lead to active teamwork amonglearners, and it can effectively enhance students’ academic performance.