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Information Retention\u200b <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Students who actively contribute in lectures retain information for longer than if they simply see or hear it.<\/p>\n\n

(Fry et al., 1999; Lujan and DiCarlo, 2006; McCarthy and Anderson, 2000).<\/p>\n","imageAltText":"Person with a thought bubble icon"},{"tips":{},"text":"

Increased Motivation\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Active learning has been linked to higher student motivation and serve to motivate students throughout the learning process. <\/p>\n\n

(Machemer and Crawford, 2007)<\/p>\n","imageAltText":"Superhero Icon"},{"tips":{},"text":"

Deeper Learning & Relational thinking\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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An increased depth of understanding can also positively impact student confidence with class materials (Cherney, 2008)<\/p>\n"},{"tips":{},"text":"

Critical Thinking Skills \u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Smith et al. (2005) found that active student participation in lectures led to better student attitudes and improved critical thinking skills.<\/p>\n","imageAltText":"Lightbulb icon","image":{"path":"images\/image-633c91b63baf8.png","mime":"image\/png","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":724,"height":724}},{"tips":{},"text":"

Self-Directed Learning\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Justice et al. (2007) report that inquiry-based approaches in which students were provided with opportunities to think critically and reflectively helped them become self-directed learners who were better able to weigh evidence from a variety of sources, synthesize information, and communicate their ideas.<\/p>\n","imageAltText":"Compass icon"},{"tips":{},"text":"

Improved In-Class Focus\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Biggs (1999) notes that teaching which seeks to elicit a response from students by questioning or through collaborative problem-solving tasks can develop deep approaches to learning in which students focus on understanding concepts to relate new ideas to previous knowledge, experiences and themes rather than simply memorizing facts\" (25).<\/p>\n\n

From Cavanagh, M. (2011). Students' experiences of active engagement through cooperative learning activities in lectures. Active Learning in Higher Education, 12<\/em>(1), 23\u201333.<\/p>\n","imageAltText":"Yawning Icon"}],"behaviour":{"enableRetry":true,"disableBackwardsNavigation":false,"scaleTextNotCard":false,"randomCards":false,"maxProficiency":5,"quickProgression":false},"answer":"Flip for answer","next":"Next","prev":"Previous","retry":"Retry","correctAnswer":"I got it right!","incorrectAnswer":"I got it wrong","round":"Round @round","cardsLeft":"Cards left: @number","nextRound":"Proceed to round @round","startOver":"Start over","showSummary":"Next","summary":"Summary","summaryCardsRight":"Cards you got right:","summaryCardsWrong":"Cards you got wrong:","summaryCardsNotShown":"Cards in pool not shown:","summaryOverallScore":"Overall Score","summaryCardsCompleted":"Cards you have completed learning:","summaryCompletedRounds":"Completed rounds:","summaryAllDone":"Well done! You got all @cards cards correct @max times in a row!","progressText":"Card @card of @total","cardFrontLabel":"Card front","cardBackLabel":"Card back","tipButtonLabel":"Show tip","audioNotSupported":"Your browser does not support this audio","confirmStartingOver":{"header":"Start over?","body":"All progress will be lost. Are you sure you want to start over?","cancelLabel":"Cancel","confirmLabel":"Start over"},"title":""}

Active Learning Benefits

Kelly Gordon