Assignment
Imagine I invited you to visit and review my introductory Astronomy course to help me decide if I was practicing Active Learning. What criteria and dimensions of teaching would you look for in my class?
Notes:
In her talk to our Discovery Learning group, Grace Deming pointed out that research has shown what happens in LECTURE.
- In the first 10 minutes of class, there is 70% recall.
- In the last 10 minutes of class, there is only 20% recall.
- After 15 minutes, the ability to take effective notes declines.
In addition, in classes less than 40 in size, 75% responses come from the same 4-5 students. In classes greater than 40, 50% from the same 2-3 students.
With cooperative strategies, everyone is talking, writing, thinking!