Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the ClassroomThis monograph examines the nature of active learning at the higher education level, the empirical research on its use, the common obstacles and barriers that give rise to faculty resistance, and how faculty and staff can implement active learning techniques. A preliminary section defines active learning and looks at the current climate surrounding the concept. A second section, entitled "The Modified Lecture" offers ways that teachers can incorporate active learning into their most frequently used format: the lecture. The following section on classroom discussion explains the conditions and techniques needed for the most useful type of exchange. Other ways to promote active learning are also described including: visual learning, writing in class, problem solving, computer-based instruction, cooperative learning, debates, drama, role playing, simulations, games, and peer teaching. A section on obstacles to implementing active learning techniques leads naturally to the final section, "Conclusions and Recommendations," which outlines the roles that each group within the university can play in order to encourage the implementation of active learning strategies. The text includes over 200 references and an index. (JB). |
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... Administrators ( 1987 ) , and the Study Group on the Conditions of Excellence in American Higher Education ( 1984 ) . A Serious Problem for Higher Education A description of eight noticeable gaps in the practice of higher education ...
... Administrators ( 1987 ) , and the Study Group on the Conditions of Excellence in American Higher Education ( 1984 ) . A Serious Problem for Higher Education A description of eight noticeable gaps in the practice of higher education ...
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... Administrators One important arena in which campus administrators can help set the stage for greater use of active learning is through the recognition and reward of excellent teaching in general and the adoption of innovations in the ...
... Administrators One important arena in which campus administrators can help set the stage for greater use of active learning is through the recognition and reward of excellent teaching in general and the adoption of innovations in the ...
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... Administrators in Commonwealth De- veloping Areas : A Symposium . ED 276 135. 31 pp . MF - 01 ; PC - 02 . Wolfe , Joseph . September 1985. " The Teaching Effectiveness of Games in Collegiate Business Courses : A 1973-1983 Update ...
... Administrators in Commonwealth De- veloping Areas : A Symposium . ED 276 135. 31 pp . MF - 01 ; PC - 02 . Wolfe , Joseph . September 1985. " The Teaching Effectiveness of Games in Collegiate Business Courses : A 1973-1983 Update ...
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Pausing for Enhanced Retention and Comprehension | 10 |
Discussion Material | 23 |
Problem Solving | 38 |
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