Team Dynamics Feedback for Post-Secondary Student Learning Teams

In the current research we introduce the team CARE model for supporting team development during post-secondary education. Team CARE is part of a larger suite of assessments at itpmetrics.com. Team CARE is a free online survey-based assessment that allows team members to rate their team’s health and functioning in four key domains (Communicate, Adapt, Relate, and Educate), as well as provide written feedback about the team’s functioning to add nuance and supplemental context to the numeric scores. We report that the team CARE scales were found to have acceptable reliability and were associated with team performance outcomes. Students’ perceptions of the tool were also examined and the findings suggest that team CARE feedback is perceived to be valuable, useful, and easy to use. Recommendations for practice are detailed, including sample assessment schedules for teams with differing life spans. Implications for future research and implementation are discussed.