Active Learning Strategies

Active learning is a teaching approach that

• requires students to listen to the instructor and take notes.

• requires students to apply concepts and think critically.

• requires students to listen to the instructor and work on individual assignments.

• none

In the traditional approach to college teaching, students spend most class time

• Participating in class discussions.

• Collaborating with peers.

• Listening to lectures

• none

Lecturing

• is engaging to students and improves student learning.

• does not help students to retain information in long-term memory.

• helps students to remember information.

• All of above

Classroom activities that involve discussions, collaboration, research, projects, and technology are collectively referred to as

• Passive learning strategies

• Active learning strategies

• None

This image below describes the

• active learning requirements

• Stages of learning

• elements of teaching

• types of instructional delivery

The following group of factors influence active learning environments.

• reading, listening, speaking.

• instructors, students.

• in-class, blended, online, homework.

• who, where, what, how.

The instructor asks a question and calls on a student to respond.

• good active learning practice.

• questionable active learning practice.

• Not active Learning

• None of the above.

The instructor asks a question, gives the students 10 seconds to work on it individually, and calls on a student to give his/her response.

• good active learning practice

• questionable active learning practice.

• not active learning.

• None of above

Instructor asks a question, gives the students 10 seconds to work on it individually, then has them form pairs and gives the pairs 30 seconds to try to reach consensus on the correct answer, and finally calls on a student to give the pair's response.

• good active learning practice

• questionable active learning practice

• not active learning.

• none of above

Instructor poses a problem, gives students 10 minutes to work in groups of five to solve the problem, and calls on students in several groups to report on their groups' solutions.

• good active learning practice.

• questionable active learning practice.

• not active learning.

• None of the above.