On the relationship between multi-team learning and effectiveness based on MTS theory

Abstract

Abstract: Recently,the rapid development of knowledge economy has put forward higher demand on how to improve the learning effectiveness. As a new style of learning, multi-team learning is rapidly developing. However the study on multi-team learning is quite rare and the relation research between multi-team learning and effectiveness becomes an emerging topic. The relative theories of multi-team learning are discussed, and the concept of multi-team learning is presented and studied by using psychology experiment method. By taking 216 students as subjects, the experiment is conducted to test the relationship between multi-team learning and effectiveness by using double-blind method on the network platform of national bilingual teaching demonstration course organizational behavior with 216 students as subjects. The results indicate that firstly, the divergence of effectiveness is significant between multi-team learning and non-multi-team learning; secondly, the participation of the multi-team learning based on Multi-Team System (MTS) affects the effectiveness remarkably; thirdly, as a supplementary means of learning, network has an obvious effect on learning effectiveness. To sum up, the research results provide the new ways and paths to raise the learning effectiveness.

Key words: MTS theory, multi-team, multi-team learning, effectiveness

CLC Number:

G442

Xiao Yuchun, Yang Dan. On the relationship between multi-team learning and effectiveness based on MTS theory[J]. Science Research Management, 2013, (7): 112-118.

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