A Method for Instant Assessment and Active Learning.

Mehta, Sudhir I.

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Publication Date: 1995

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A Method for Instant Assessment and Active Learning.

Mehta, Sudhir I.

Journal of Engineering Education, v84 n3 p295-98 Jul 1995

Describes a teaching method that provides instant assessment of student learning and allows instructors to take corrective measures in the same class period. The method is based on asking a multiple-choice question after every 10-20 minutes of lecture and getting responses from students. This methods allows all students to actively participate and evaluate their own performance. (Author/PVD)

Descriptors: Active Learning, Creative Teaching, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Informal Assessment, Instructional Innovation, Learning Activities, Lecture Method, Nongraded Student Evaluation, Questioning Techniques, Student Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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