Using Team-based Learning to Ensure Student Accountability and Engagement in Flipped Classrooms

Ensuring student accountability and engagement can be a concern for faculty wanting to utilize a flipped classroom; however, Team-Based Learning (TBL) achieves both student engagement and accountability in engineering courses as a result of its coherent framework. The Team-Based Learning Student Assessment Instrument, grades from in-class quizzes, and instructor observations were used to assess whether students came to class prepared and were engaged in the in-class activities. The results demonstrate that students are accountable for their learning and are interactively engaged in the classroom.