PRINCIPLES FOR MEASURING TEAMWORK SKILLS

Performance measurement research has characteristically focused on the performance of individuals and has not addressed the measurement of teamwork skills. Dyer suggested that this lack of teamwork measures presents serious problems for conducting team-oriented research because research efforts are often judged by the quality of the measurement device employed. In an effort to assess and advance the science of measuring teamwork, the current review examines the measurement of teamwork skills on theoretical, methodological, and psychometric grounds. Furthermore, we present a series of general principles to guide research in the future. Although some progress has been made, there is still much to be learned about the measurement of teamwork.