Every semester, the same ritual repeats itself across campuses worldwide: students armed with highlighters, energy drinks, and unwavering optimism tackle mountains of course materials. Weeks later, ...

Students whose STEM courses are taught using active learning perform better than those taught with traditional lectures. That was the top-line finding of a widely cited 2014 meta-analysis, and it has ...

Active learning means getting students involved—not just listening, but doing, reflecting, and engaging. As Bonwell & Eison (1991) put it, it's “anything that involves students in doing things and ...

Active learning teaching strategies in K-12 education encompass dynamic approaches that engage students in the classroom learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention. When we examine ...

Active and Collaborative Learning Strategies The classic: think-pair-share Think-pair-share (TPS) is the black dress of active learning: a highly flexible tool that can take as little or as much time ...

Fifty-five percent of students say a teaching style that didn’t work for them has impeded their success in a class since starting college. That makes it the No. 1 reported barrier to academic success ...

When it comes to classroom edtech use, digital tools have a drastically different impact when they are used actively instead of passively–a critical difference examined in the 2023-2024 Speak Up ...

During the past six months, we have witnessed some incredible developments in AI. The release of Stable Diffusion forever changed the artworld, and ChatGPT-3 shook up the internet with its ability to ...

While it might be tempting to view “active learning” as another educational buzzword, a large body of research demonstrates that active and collaborative classrooms produce deeper and more ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...