Extended Research Outside of the Classroom * Often because of time constraints, I am unable to cover a topic in as much detail as I (and some students) would like, and thus, I give assignments where students are asked to gain more knowledge on a topic area. Many times students will actively gain this information [...]
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Active learning refers to techniques where students do more than simply listen to a lecture. Students are DOING something including discovering, processing, and applying information. Active learning "derives from two basic assumptions: (1) that learning is by nature an active endeavor and (2) that different people learn in different ways" (Meyers and Jones, 1993). Research [...]
