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Direct linkDavid C. Johnson; Marcie Coulter-Kern – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2025
Research shows that active-learning methods (e.g. discussion) are often superior to passive methods (e.g. lecture) with respect to learning outcomes. However, students sometimes report preferring and learning more in lecture-style classes compared to those in which they play an active role. These and related findings suggest students may lack…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Lecture Method, Instructional Design, Technology Uses in Education
Briana Craig; Jeremy L. Hsu – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic caused nearly ubiquitous emergency remote teaching in both secondary and post-secondary education. While there has been a plethora of work examining how instructors adjusted classes to incorporate active learning during emergency remote teaching, there has only been minimal work examining how such emergency remote teaching…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Longitudinal Studies, College Students
Kate Ryan; Carlton J. Fong – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2025
Community colleges, or 2-year associate-degree granting institutions, tend to enroll large numbers of students deemed misprepared for college-level coursework. Such students may also not be as likely to seek help, a self-regulated activity that is challenging and fraught with social stigma. A key component of active learning and the help-seeking…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Help Seeking, Peer Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship
Ryan A. Burke; Jamie J. Jirout; Bethany A. Bell – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2025
Cognitive engagement is an essential component in student learning. With the increase of more asynchronous virtual educational tools in classrooms, there is a need to understand how students are engaging with classroom content in these formats. Several studies have examined student and teacher perceptions of cognitive engagement in virtual…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Learner Engagement, Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication
Chase Young; Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin; George Kevin Randall – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2025
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid, reliable, and brief measure of active learning in college classrooms that is cheap and easy to complete and yields results that faculty can easily use to inform their development as instructors. Initial construct and face validity was achieved by modifying existing instruments and creating a draft…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Active Learning, Classroom Observation Techniques
