Teaching CATs

Send us a message with your thoughts or reactionsIn teaching students how to gather and appraise evidence from scientific literature, it's important to guide them through the process step by step. Commonly referred to as a Critically Appraised Topic (or CAT), it's quite obviously a difficult process to do, let alone to teach.Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Management Eric Barends takes us through the process of teaching students how to run a CAT, drawing on many years experience and his own learning of what helps. Acknowledging right up front that "it's hard" and that students (along with everyone else) will make mistakes, Eric stresses the importance of adopting a learning approach, where people learn from mistakes, rather than a performance approach where the emphasis is on doing a perfect CAT.We also hear from other teachers who share their insights on the process, and how they've helped students navigate this tricky territory, while acquiring a highly important, valuable skill. This is a valuable episode if you're looking for insights, tips and options for how to help your students with their CATs. Host:Karen PlumGuests:Eric Barends - Managing Director, Center of Evidence-Based ManagementTatiana Andreeva – Associate Professor at Maynooth University School of BusinessJames O’Brien - Associate Professor at Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary's UniversityXander Lub - Professor Organizations in Digital Transformation at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences in the NetherlandsDenise Rousseau, H J Heinz University Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, USAMentions:Center for Evidence-Based ManagementCEBMa Teachers NetworkGuidelines for REAs and CATsCEBMa Online CourseContact:Eric Barends, Managing Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Management