An Evaluation of Team-Based Learning Approach in Business Education

Team-Based Learning (TBL) is a student-centered learning approach that effectively improves students' learning outcomes, knowledge, and higher-order thinking skills by promoting active learning in teams, which are strongly required for business education.There is evidence of improved student learning with TBL, but research on how TBL affects learning outcomes among business students is still ambiguous.Therefore, this study was designed to gain knowledge and understanding of TBL implementation in business education in a private university in Sarawak.The purpose of this design-based research is to design and develop a TBL learning environment for business students in higher education and evaluate the approach to examine the students' perception towards TBL and teamwork.Mixed methods were used for data collection among thirty business students from a private university in Sarawak.Data was collected from the students via pre-and postimplementation surveys using the Evaluation of Team-Based Learning Questionnaire that consists of both Likert Scales and open-ended questions.The findings reveal no significant difference (p>0.05)found in the students' perception of TBL and teamwork after implementing the learning approach.There was also no significant relationship (p>0.05) between the student's perception towards TBL and their learning outcomes.However, the students' perceptions towards TBL and teamwork were good.This indicates that the business students positively perceived TBL, and their test scores have improved with TBL implementation.Further studies could be conducted to determine whether TBL is effective for different courses in business education and other subject areas.