Assessing small-scale interventions in large-scale teaching: A general methodology and preliminary data  

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Dyson, Benjamin J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Active Learning in Higher Education vol. 9 no. 3 (Nov. 2008), page 265–282.
Topik: active learning; large-scale teaching; lec ture engagement; one-minute paper; pause procedure ; small-scaleinterventions
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The use of lectures is ubiquitous in higher-education institutions, but also heavily criticized from an andragogical viewpoint. A current challenge for lecturers is to provide opportunities for active learning during these sessions and to evaluate their impact on student experience.Three one-minute interventions based on the lecture materials (write down one thing you have already learnt, one question you would like answering, and take a break) were introduced approximately 20, 30 and 40 minutes into the lecture and assessed with respect to engagement over a five-week period on a final-year psychology option. Students were invited to record their current level of lecture engagement every 5 minutes. Both between-and within-subject analyses revealed a significant increase in lecture engagement for the first intervention during the first intervention week relative to baseline weeks. The data show an enhancement of student engagement with certain small-scale interventions during large-scale teaching.

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