Validating the Turkish version of the team-based learning assessment scale: a psychometric evaluation.

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Educational Psychology
• Psychometrics

Background:

• Team-based learning (TBL) is widely adopted in nursing curricula to improve student outcomes.
• A validated Turkish assessment tool for TBL is currently lacking.
• Adapting the TBL Student Assessment Instrument (TBL-SAI) is crucial for standardized evaluation in Türkiye.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the TBL-SAI (TBL-SAI-TR).
• To provide a culturally appropriate evaluation tool for TBL in Turkish nursing education.

Main Methods:

• A descriptive psychometric study involving 430 nursing students.
• Translation-back-translation for language accuracy.
• Psychometric testing including content validity, construct validity, item analysis, and internal consistency.

Main Results:

• The TBL-SAI-TR demonstrated strong reliability with a Cronbach's α of .90.
• Confirmatory factor analysis validated a 23-item, three-factor structure.
• Item-total correlations ranged from .30 to .74, and intraclass correlations were .88–.90.

Conclusions:

• The TBL-SAI-TR is a valid and reliable instrument.
• This tool can effectively assess team-based learning among nursing students in Türkiye.
• The TBL-SAI-TR supports evidence-based practice and research in Turkish nursing education.