ERIC Number: EJ1101558
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-May
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-231X
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A Visual Approach to Helping Instructors Integrate, Document, and Refine Active Learning
Frey, Regina F.; Fisher, Beth A.; Solomon, Erin D.; Leonard, Denise A.; Mutambuki, Jacinta M.; Cohen, Cheryl A.; Luo, Jia; Pondugula, Santhi
Journal of College Science Teaching, v45 n5 May 2016
This article describes a visual approach to integrating observational data into self-evaluation and peer review of teaching, practices that can lead to adoption of evidence-based active-learning strategies in STEM. This approach was designed to be implemented for undergraduate courses across disciplines. The presentation of observational data in a timeline provides a "big-picture" view of an observed class that captures the sequencing of instructional strategies and the "ebbs and flows" of student participation--in a chronological format that coheres with how instructors often visualize a class session.
Descriptors: Active Learning, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Peer Evaluation, Educational Practices, Evidence Based Practice, Learning Strategies, STEM Education, Undergraduate Study, Interdisciplinary Approach, Observation, Data, Student Participation, Sequential Approach, Visualization, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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