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ArticleBMC medical education2024

Identifying group metacognition associated with medical students' teamwork satisfaction in an online small group tutorial context.

Chia-Ter Chao, Yen-Lin Chiu, Chiao-Ling Tsai, Mong-Wei Lin, Chih-Wei Yang, Chiao-Chi Ho, Chiun Hsu, Huey-Ling Chen

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Chia-Ter ChaoDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2892-7986
Yen-Lin ChiuGraduate Institute of Medical Education and Bioethics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 1, Sec 1, Ren-Ai Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan.
Chiao-Ling TsaiCenter of Faculty Development, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Mong-Wei LinCenter of Faculty Development, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chih-Wei YangGraduate Institute of Medical Education and Bioethics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 1, Sec 1, Ren-Ai Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan.
Chiao-Chi HoCenter of Faculty Development, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chiun Hsu *Center of Faculty Development, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. hsuchiun@ntu.edu.tw.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1122-0055
Huey-Ling Chen *Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Bioethics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 1, Sec 1, Ren-Ai Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan. hueyling@ntu.edu.tw.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4074-5838

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Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan NSTC 112-2314-B-002-232-MY3National Taiwan University Hospital 113-N0029 and 113-TMU172
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Abstract

backgroundCollaborative learning is an essential pedagogy in medical education, within which small group learning constitutes an integral component. Online small group teaching has been widely applied and blended with in-person sessions in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. This study examined whether group metacognition was associated with teamwork satisfaction in an online small group teaching curriculum for medical students.

methodsWe enrolled medical students of the 2nd and 4th years during the 2021 fall semester after they participated in 3 consecutive sessions of online small group tutorials (SGTs), which have been implemented in our medical school for more than 20 years. The students completed a group metacognitive scale (GMS) and a teamwork satisfaction scale (TSS) after the sessions. We analyzed whether group metacognition in 4 dimensions (knowledge of cognition, planning, evaluating, and monitoring) could be connected with medical students' teamwork satisfaction using partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).

resultsA total of 263 medical students participated in this study. Both GMS and TSS exhibited good reliability and validity. Three of the 4 dimensions of group metacognition (cognition, planning, and evaluating) positively correlated with teamwork satisfaction (path coefficients 0.311, 0.279, and 0.21; p = 0.002, 0.002, and 0.043, respectively) following the online SGT curriculum, whereas the monitoring dimension did not (path coefficient 0.087; p = 0.357). The model achieved an adjusted R square of 0.683.

conclusionWe discovered that group metacognition correlated positively with better teamwork satisfaction, supporting the importance of group metacognitive competency for online collaborative learning.

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Education, DistanceMetacognitionStudents, MedicalCooperative BehaviorCOVID-19CurriculumEducation, Medical, UndergraduateFemaleGroup ProcessesHumansMalePersonal SatisfactionSARS-CoV-2Young AdultMedical educationMetacognitionOnline collaborative learningRegulation skills, small group tutorial

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