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    Active learning strategies that engage students in problem solving and grappling with course material lead to deeper learning compared to traditional lecture-based classes. Research shows students in active learning courses scored almost twice as high on conceptual tests than those in traditional lectures. Active learning also motivates students to attend class more when interactive methods are used rather than solely lectures. While many active learning strategies exist, any instructional method that engages students in the learning process can promote active learning, such as asking questions, taking notes, drawing, writing, and testing. Using multiple active learning methods activates different areas of the brain to help students learn more deeply.

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    Active learning strategies that engage students in problem solving and grappling with course material lead to deeper learning compared to traditional lecture-based classes. Research shows students in active learning courses scored almost twice as high on conceptual tests than those in traditional lectures. Active learning also motivates students to attend class more when interactive methods are used rather than solely lectures. While many active learning strategies exist, any instructional method that engages students in the learning process can promote active learning, such as asking questions, taking notes, drawing, writing, and testing. Using multiple active learning methods activates different areas of the brain to help students learn more deeply.

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    24 A CONCISE GUIDE TO IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING

    to solve problems so that they can both teach themselves and construct a
    new understanding of the material. By being challenged and actively grap-
    pling with the subject, students learn more deeply (see Principle 1: Desirable
    Difficulties Increase Long-Term Retention, p. 5). Recent research indicates
    that the benefits of using interactive engagement strategies are considerable.
    Hake (1998) found that test scores evaluating conceptual understanding
    were almost twice as high for students in classes that used engaged learning
    methods than for those in traditional classes. Prince (2004) concluded that
    the “magnitude of improvements resulting from active-engagement meth-
    ods” (p. 28) is significant. In addition, Brewer and Burgess (2005) found that
    students are more motivated to attend classes when active-learning strategies
    are used as opposed to classes that are solely lecture based.
    In the last few decades, educators have become aware of many active-
    learning strategies (e.g., role playing, group work). It is important to remem-
    ber, however, that active learning can be defined as “any instructional method
    that engages students in the learning process” (Prince, 2004, p. 28). That
    means that tried and true methods such as asking questions, taking notes,
    drawing, writing, and testing are actively engaging students. Indeed, using
    several of these methods to teach the same material activates different areas
    of the brain, giving students the opportunity to learn more deeply (Nilson,
    2010).
    One of the keys to engaged learning is to help students realize they
    are not solely looking for an answer but instead are discovering a process.
    Discovery occurs when learners act and take control of their own learning.
    Initially, this process may feel uncomfortable to some students. To address
    possible student resistance, instructors are encouraged to make their goals
    for using active-learning strategies explicit. When students understand that
    instructors value both process and product, they may be more comfortable
    exploring and executing new ideas.

    Annotated Research Studies


    Hake, R. (1998). Interactive-engagement vs. traditional methods: A six-thousand-
    student survey of mechanics test data for introductory physics courses. American
    Journal of Physics, 66(1), 64–74. doi:10.1119/1.18809
    Pre- and posttest data for more than 6,000 students in introductory physics
    courses were analyzed. Students in classes where engaged learning techniques
    were used scored twice as high on tests measuring concepts than those in
    traditional classes.
    Pascarella, E. T., & Terenzini, P. T. (2005). How college affects students: Vol. 2. A third
    decade of research. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

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