Active learning

According to Harry K. Wong and Rosemary T. Wong, what are the three characteristics that teachers must be proficient in?

• Having negative expectations for student success, being extremely good classroom managers, and knowing how to design lessons for student mastery

• Having neutral expectations for student success, being average classroom managers, and knowing how to design lessons for student mastery

• Having high expectations for student success, being average classroom managers, and knowing how to design lessons for student mastery

• Having positive expectations for student success, being extremely good classroom managers, and knowing how to design lessons for student mastery

According to Marilla Svinicki and Wilbert McKeachie, what is the big difference between hearing and learning?

• Hearing is the same as learning

• Learning is the same as hearing

• Despite telling being teaching, a learner really hasn't stored new information in long term memory until he or she does something with that information

• Telling is the same as teaching

What are some benefits of active learning as reported by Charles Bonwell, James Eison, and other professional educators?

• Decreases student interest and motivation compared to traditional lecture

• Involves students in passive listening activities

• Promotes development of student skills in critical thinking

• Provides less frequent and immediate feedback to students

What is the purpose of incorporating active learning techniques in the classroom according to the Center for Teaching Excellence at Cornell University?

• To reinforce unimportant material, concepts, and skills

• To discourage student-centered learning

• To decrease student engagement

• To provide more frequent and immediate feedback to students

What is the main category under which the active learning techniques are listed in the document from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Cal State, L.A., University?

• Critical Thinking Motivators

• Immediate Feedback

• Questions and Answers

• Exercises for Individual Students

What is the intention of the activity 'Think, Pair, Share' as described in the document from the Faculty Center for Teaching at the University of Central Florida?

• To discourage student interaction

• To promote passive listening

• To encourage students to think about, talk about, and process course material

• To limit student engagement

What is the main category under which the active learning techniques are listed in the document from the Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning at Brown University?

• Think-Pair-Share

• Entry/Exit Tickets

• Free Writing/Minute Paper/Question of the Day Exercise

• Ice Breakers

What is the main category under which the active learning techniques are listed in the document from the Center for Teaching and Faculty Excellence at George Mason University?

• Promoting Active Listening

• Interactive Lectures with Clarification Pauses

• The Fish Bowl

• Minute Paper

What is the main category under which the active learning techniques are listed in the document from the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan?

• Simple Activities

• Engaging Activities

• Interactive Activities

• Complex Activities

What is the main category under which the active learning techniques are listed in the document from the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education?

• Individual Activities

• Activities for Lectures

• Group Activities

• Activities to Promote Class Discussion