Active learning conditions more often include quizzes, homework, and learning/exam preparation than lecture conditions¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Quizzes appeared in 36.4% of active learning conditions versus 5.8% of lecture conditions, homework in 59.8% versus 25.0%, and learning/exam preparation in 18.2% versus 3.8%. → Martella 2021

Evidence¶

Martella 2021¶

Martella, A. M., Lovett, M. C., & Ramsay, L. (2021). Implementing active learning: A critical examination of sources of variation in active learning college science courses. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 32(1), 67-96. https://jlect.com/

q2 · i? · review · r2

Comparative feature coding across the 88 active learning and 52 lecture conditions in the review. The authors report these contrasts descriptively and note they did not expect active learning conditions to more often provide these other pedagogical features; no inferential statistics.

"We found that 36.4% of active learning conditions had quizzes, compared to 5.8% of lecture conditions; 59.8% of active learning conditions had homework assignments, compared to 25.0% of lecture conditions; and 18.2% of active learning conditions had learning/exam preparation, compared to 3.8% of lecture conditions."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Active Learning Improves Exam Performance — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• Time-on-task is frequently unequal across compared conditions, with active learning conditions typically requiring more home time — related
• Post-2014 comparison studies still most commonly contrast one active learning condition with one lecture condition — related
• Most active learning college science conditions contain a substantial lecture component despite the active-learning-versus-lecture dichotomy — related
• Classroom quizzing delivered by clickers, computer software, or paper improves student performance on classroom exams in middle school and college courses — related
• Most active learning comparison studies differ on more than one course feature, limiting attribution of effects to single features — a broader claim this one bears on
• Preparation-purpose homework benefits students more than same-day extra-time homework — related