Resumen de Multi-faceted impact of a team game tournament on the ability of the learners to engage and develop their own critical skill set
Arturo Gonzalez, David Jennings, Loreto Manriquez
The purpose of the work presented in this paper is helping students to improve and accelerate their learning through a form ofcooperative learning known as Team Game Tournament (TGT). The principle behind TGT is that the success of a team lies on thesuccess of the individuals composing the team. TGT enhances learning via the establishment of a tournament where the class isdivided into small academically balanced teams that play against each other. Facilitator’s notes from visual monitoring, data fromstudent questionnaire and exam results are collected for two structures-related modules of civil engineering stages 3 and 4 with andwithout TGT. Students show to be focused and participative, to develop their critical thinking and social skills and no lessimportantly, to enjoy the new learning format. These perceptions are confirmed by student feedback and a significant improvementin their performance at the exam. Student’s learning is considerably strengthened by being held individually accountable forformulating and answering questions that contribute to the team score in a TGT style. Team mates help each other and study morethan individually because they care for them and for the team.
