Applying the Team Member Teaching Design (TMTD) Model to Strengthen Teamwork Behavior and Academic Achievement of Arak University Student

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. graduate, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Tarbiat Modares University and Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Higher Education Complex of Saravan, Saravan, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

3 Ph.D., Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak, Iran

5 Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

Objectives: In the colleges of agriculture in Iran, the lecture is used as a dominated teaching method. Team learning is one of the most commonly used educational methods in the present era. The aim of this study was to compare the Team Member Teaching Design (TMTD) and the regular lecture method on the academic achievement and teamwork behavior of agricultural students.
Methods: A within-subject design was followed for two groups in which the first group attended a series of lectures and the second group participated in team teaching. Differences between lecture and team teaching methods were examined for their academic achievement and teamwork. The study samples were taken of the medicinal herb Department of the University of Arak during the academic year of 2018-19. The mean scores of academic achievement and the teamwork behavior of students were compared.
Results: In compared groups, the effect of the TMTD method on the academic achievement of students was shown. The results of means comparison tests indicated a significant difference between the two methods of teaching in the field of academic achievement and the strengthening of the teamwork behavior of students.
Discussion: The paper further discussed team method implementation and its implication for teaching and proffered the way forward for effective use of teaching methods for better results in the classroom teaching and learning process.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 51, Issue 3
August 2020
Pages 603-616

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