We examined the influence team teaching had on student performance and satisfaction. We made comparisons between team-taught courses and the same courses taught individually by the same instructors. Results indicated that team teaching did not affect student performance and had no consistent influence on students' evaluations of teaching performance. Some instructors received more favorable evaluations for the team-taught course, whereas other instructors received more favorable evaluations when they taught the course individually.
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