Team Testing Increases Performance

Abstract

Abstract Industry has challenged U.S. business schools to better prepare graduates for today's competitive environment. A chronic criticism is that students graduate with technical skills but lack the ability to work effectively in groups. This article reports on a study of team testing in the classroom as a means to develop inter-personal skills and enhance learning. The results support the hypotheses that team testing improves the individual's learning performance and that group performance improves over time. Implications for the work place and directions for further research are discussed.