In an observational comparison of timetable configurations, 43% of students meaningfully engaged in off-ramp transitions during the type 2 'bridge' configuration versus 19% in type 1¶
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q2 i? More students (43%) meaningfully engaged in the off-ramp transition during the type 2 timetable 'bridge' space than in the type 1 timetable (19%). → Luke McCrone & Martyn Kingsbury 2024
Evidence¶
Luke McCrone & Martyn Kingsbury 2024¶
Luke McCrone & Martyn Kingsbury. (2024). An ecological approach to understanding transitions and tensions in complex learning contexts. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00267-1
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Observational occupancy analysis of a lecture theatre and adjacent breakout space across 6 weeks, with 14 days (120 h) of data studied in detail. Percentages were averages of year 1 or 2 cohorts remaining in the breakout space longer than 5 min, showing "more (43%) of the students meaningfully engaged" in type 2 versus type 1. The configurations occurred naturally and were not assigned, so the comparison cannot show that the timetable caused the difference; the authors say only that type 2 "may have the potential for more meaningful transition" engagement.
"Based on the arithmetic mean, more (43%) of the students meaningfully engaged in the off-ramp transition during the 'bridge' space following the 1st year lecture in the type 2 timetable, whereas less (19%) of the students meaningfully engaged in the off-ramp transition in the type 1 timetable (see Fig.1)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Motivation — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- The type 2 configuration creates a 'bridge' hour of self-directed pedagogic potential between formal teaching in which students discuss difficult lecture content — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- On-ramp engagement is higher in the type 2 timetable: 52% of 1st year students engaged versus 20% of 2nd year students in type 1 — related
- Students perceive the breakout space as more democratic than the teacher-owned lecture theatre, feeling freer to direct questions and take learning risks — related
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In an observational comparison of timetable configurations, 43% of students meaningfully engaged in off-ramp transitions during the type 2 'bridge' configuration versus 19% in type 1 |
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In an observational comparison of timetable configurations, 43% of students meaningfully engaged in off-ramp transitions during the type 2 'bridge' configuration versus 19% in type 1 |
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