Implementing team-based learning (TBL) in accounting courses

Jacqueline Christensen; Jennifer L. Harrison; Janice Hollindale; Kayleen Wood

doi:10.1080/09639284.2018.1535986

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Implementing team-based learning (TBL) in accounting courses

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Implementing team-based learning (TBL) in accounting courses

Jacqueline Christensen, Jennifer L. Harrison, Janice Hollindale and Kayleen Wood

Accounting Education, Vol.28(2), pp.195-219

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09639284.2018.1535986

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Accounting education has been criticised for ill-equipping graduates for professional employment, with calls for accounting students to acquire a broader range of skills. Working in teams is an important employability skill, yet students generally have negative perceptions of group work. This paper describes a different approach to group work, team-based learning (TBL). Students of introductory accounting courses were organised into permanent strategic teams and worked on multiple team activities. We examined their perceptions of TBL as a key pedagogical component of their learning activities. Compared to a control sample, our findings suggest that the TBL experience improved some attitudes, particularly among quantitatively inclined students. After experiencing TBL, students believed their teamwork abilities had improved, particularly those related to cultural diversity. Students generally believed that their ability in performing the roles of task leader, socio-emotional leader, and information provider improved significantly, as did their preferences for performing the two leadership roles.

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Title: Implementing team-based learning (TBL) in accounting courses
Authors: Jacqueline Christensen (Author) - Southern Cross University
Jennifer L. Harrison (Author) - Southern Cross University
Janice Hollindale (Corresponding Author) - Bond University
Kayleen Wood (Author) - Southern Cross University
Publication details: Accounting Education, Vol.28(2), pp.195-219
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.1080/09639284.2018.1535986
ISSN: 1468-4489; 0963-9284
Organisation Unit: Centre for Support and Advancement of Learning and Teaching
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99970652902621
Output Type: Journal article

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