title: The applicability of a validated team-based learning student assessment instrument to assess United Kingdom pharmacy students' attitude toward team-based learning.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  It aimed at testing the validity and reliability of a validated team-based learning student assessment instrument (TBL-SAI) to assess United Kingdom pharmacy students' attitude toward TBL.
  
  
  METHODS
  TBL-SAI, consisting of 33 items, was administered to undergraduate pharmacy students from two schools of pharmacy each at University of Wolverhampton and University of Bradford were conducted on the data, along with comparison between the two schools.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students' response rate was 80.0% (138/173) in completion of the instrument. Overall, the instrument demonstrated validity and reliability when used with pharmacy students. Sub-analysis between schools of pharmacy did, however, show that four items from Wolverhampton data, had factor loadings of less than 0.40. No item in the Bradford data had factor loadings less than 0.40. Cronbach's alpha score was reliable at 0.897 for the total instrument: Wolverhampton, 0.793 and Bradford, 0.902. Students showed preference to TBL, with Bradford's scores being statistically higher (P<0.005).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This validated instrument has demonstrated reliability and validity when used with pharmacy students. Furthermore students at both schools preferred TBL compared to traditional teaching.
authors: School of Pharmacy, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
authors: Leanne Marie
authors: 0000-0001-8896-3714
authors: LM
authors: Nation
authors: School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom.
authors: Simon
authors: 0000-0003-0974-5853
authors: S
authors: Tweddell
authors: School of Pharmacy, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom.
authors: Paul
authors: 0000-0003-4106-1515
authors: P
authors: Rutter
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D010595:Pharmacists; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching; D006113:United Kingdom; D014495:Universities
keywords: Great Britain; Learning; Pharmacies; Pharmacy students; Reproducibility of results