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This guide will help instructors better understand the skills that underlie effective teamwork, offer strategies for structuring group projects, and provide advice on imparting the knowledge and support that students need to develop highly functional, advanced teamwork skills.
List of contents
PART I: What is Teamwork, Why Does Teaching it Matter?
1: Why Develop Students' Teamwork Skills?
2: What is Teamwork in the College Classroom and When to Use It
3: The Challenges of Group Work and Teaching Teamwork Skills
PART II: Strategies and Approaches for Teaching Teamwork
4: Designing Successful Teamwork Interventions
5: Establishing Viable Teams
6: Optimizing Student Teamwork
7: Addressing Other Relevant Issues in Student Teams
8: Virtual Teams
PART III: Assessing Teamwork Outcomes: Understanding When Our Efforts Are Successful
9: Considerations in Assessing Teamwork
10: Approaches to Assessing Teamwork Competency
11: Tools for Assessing Teamwork Skills
PART IV: Epilogue
12: What's Next For Teamwork
About the author
Cynthia G. Campbell is Associate Professor of Psychological Science at Boise State University, USA.
Iryna Babik is Assistant Professor of Psychological Science at Boise State University, USA.
R. Eric Landrum is Professor of Psychological Science at Boise State University, USA.
Summary
This guide will help instructors better understand the skills that underlie effective teamwork, offer strategies for structuring group projects, and provide advice on imparting the knowledge and support that students need to develop highly functional, advanced teamwork skills.
