Active Learning has been referred to as many things, including “project-based learning” and “flipped classes.” The fundamental premise of active learning is the replacement of passive class time with ...

Active and Collaborative Learning Strategies The classic: think-pair-share Think-pair-share (TPS) is the black dress of active learning: a highly flexible tool that can take as little or as much time ...

In K-12 education, three prominent active classroom learning strategies engage students dynamically: Think-Pair-Share encourages collaboration; Hands-On Experiments immerse students in scientific ...

Active learning, or instructional methods that actively engage students in their own learning, is on the rise. So, too, are physical spaces dedicated to this kind of teaching. These are positive ...

When it comes to classroom edtech use, digital tools have a drastically different impact when they are used actively instead of passively–a critical difference examined in the 2023-2024 Speak Up ...

Fifty-five percent of students say a teaching style that didn’t work for them has impeded their success in a class since starting college. That makes it the No. 1 reported barrier to academic success ...

“A structured form of small group problem solving that incorporates the use of heterogeneous teams, maintains individual accountability, promotes positive interdependence, instills group processing, ...

Excerpted from Writing Their Future Selves: Instructional Strategies to Affirm Student Identity, © 2023 by Miriam Plotinsky. Used with permission of the publisher, W ...

Active learning at RIT supports and promotes a student’s intellectual growth. By replacing the more passive traditional “sage on the stage” with formative student engagement through peer and ...

College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, scribbling or typing) while ...

What is considered an Active Learning Strategy? An active learning strategy is any type of activity during class (face-to-face, online, or outside of class) that engages learners in deep thought about ...