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Dear Colleagues,

Thank you to all those who responded to my request on scales to measure Team Mental Model. 

Please find below a summary of the references provided on this topic.

1.       Marks, Zaccaro, and Mathieu (2000). in JAP. They use concept mapping to measure mental models, and I believe they describe the process in detail.

2.       Mohammed, S & Hamilton, K (Forthcoming) Studying Team Cognition: The Good, the bad and the Practical. In AB Hollingshead & M.S. Poole (Eds.) Research Methods for Studying Groups: A Behind- the-Scenes Guide. Taylor & Francis/Routledge

3.        Mohammed, S., Ferzandi, L., & Hamilton, K. (2010). Metaphor No More: A 15-Year Review of the Team Mental Model Construct. Journal of Management, 36(4), 876-910.

4.        Smith-Jentsch, K.A., Cannon-Bowers, J.A., Tannenbaum, S.I., & Salas, E. (2008). Guided team self correction: Impact on team mental models, processes, and outcomes. Small Group Research, 3, 303-327.

5.       Mathieu, J.E., Heffner, T.S., Goodwin, G.F., Cannon-Bowers, J.A., & Salas, E. (2005). Scaling the quality of teammates' mental models: Equifinality and normative comparisons. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 26, 37-56.

6.       Mathieu, J.E., Heffner, T.S., Goodwin, G.F., Salas, E., & Cannon-Bowers, J.A. (2000). The influence of shared mental models on team process and performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 85, 273-283.

7.       Cannon-Bowers, J.A., Salas, E. & Converse, S. (1993). Shared mental models in expert team decision-making. In N.J. Castellan, Jr. (Ed.) Current issues in individual and group decision-making (pp. 221-246).Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.

8.        Cooke, N. J., Salas, E., Kiekel, P. A., & Bell, B. (2004). Advances in measuring team cognition. In E. Salas & S. M. Fiore (Eds.), Team cognition (pp. 83-106). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

9.       Lim, B. C. & Klein, K. J. (2006). Team mental models and team performance: A field study of the effects of team mental model similarity and accuracy. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 27, 403-418.

10.   Another method for assessing team mental models was developed by Webber, Chen, Payne, Marsh & Zaccaro - I found their method easier to follow - they used the scenario method that I based my methods on.  Maybe worthwhile to have a look also at this article: Webber, SS, Chen, G, Payne, SC, Marsh, SM & Zaccaro, SJ 2000, 'Enhancing team mental model measurement with performance appraisal practices', Organization Research Methods, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 307 - 22.

Good luck with your research.

Cheers

Remi