By teaching teamwork, instructors can increase the likelihood of a successful project and students' abilities to work in a team. A team performance assessment instrument is tested that can be used to provide feedback throughout student team projects. The principal components analysis resulted in a 13-item, single-factor solution that explained 68.7% of the variance. Implications for educators are discussed.
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