Classroom observations in an affluent district found most teachers did not use deeper-learning strategies, with students passively listening to lectures¶
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q2 i? Observations across 545 classrooms found most teachers relied on passive lecture rather than deeper-learning engagement strategies, and students reported feeling bored even in honors courses. → Noguera 2017
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Noguera 2017¶
Noguera, P. (2017). Taking deeper learning to scale. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/deeper-learning-to-scale
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Classroom observations conducted as part of the OUSD equity review, alongside student focus groups. The report states "most teachers throughout the district did not utilize strategies aimed at engaging students in deeper learning" and that students were expected to listen passively to lectures, feeling insufficiently challenged even in honors and AP courses.
"Classroom observations revealed that most teachers throughout the district did not utilize strategies aimed at engaging students in deeper learning."
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Related Claims¶
- A district equity study found a lack of clear and consistent focus on delivering high-quality instructional support to all students — related
- Discussion promotes more active thinking than lecture, though lecture is no worse for transmitting information — related
- Interviewed students described active classrooms as disjointed and frustrating and preferred the fluent passive lecture — related
- Students in active classrooms scored higher on tests of learning than students in passive lectures (0.46 SD higher, P < 0.001) — related
- Students in active classrooms reported lower feeling of learning than students in passive lectures (0.56 SD lower, P < 0.001) — related
- Student self-determination was infrequent and more common during Active, Constructive, and Interactive tasks than Passive tasks — related
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Classroom observations in an affluent district found most teachers did not use deeper-learning strategies, with students passively listening to lectures |
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Classroom observations in an affluent district found most teachers did not use deeper-learning strategies, with students passively listening to lectures |
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