S23 Benefits of Active Learning

True or False.  Note-taking has been shown to improve student learning.

• True

• False

True or False. Rather than passively taking information in, the act of encoding the information into words or pictures forms new pathways in the brain, which stores it more firmly in long-term memory.

• True

• False

True or False. In general, the more notes students take, the more information they tend to remember later.

• True

• False

True or False. It is a good idea for students to look over, add to, and revise their notes.

• True

• False

True or False.   According to a study by Marzano, creating summaries increases understanding by almost 10%, on average.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True or False.   According to a study by Marzano, creating summaries increases understanding by almost 20%, on average.

True or False.   Underlining and highlighting words are  a good way to help retain information.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

While underlining and highlighting words are popular methods, they are not very successful at helping students retain information.

True or False.  On your Closing Bell Work, you should summarize what we did in class that day.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

You should summarize what we LEARNED, not what we DID.

Which of these is NOT a benefit of Active Learning:

• Develops collaborative skills

• Encourages risk taking

• Requires student preparation

• It is less work than passive learning

Which of these is NOT a benefit of Student Generated Questions:

• Requires students to decide what is important or worthy of further discussion

• Students learn about developing good questions

• It's a good starting place for some of the questions on the Quiz or Quest or Test.

• The questions and answers are always right.

Taking notes helps learning:  

• while the notes are being taken

• later, when students review their notes

• both of these

• neither of these