Transcription of Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research
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July 2004 Journal of Engineering Education1 MICHAELPRINCED epartment of Chemical EngineeringBucknell UniversityABSTRACTThis study examines the evidence for the effectiveness of activelearning. It defines the common forms of Active Learning mostrelevant for engineering faculty and critically examines the coreelement of each method. It is found that there is broad butuneven support for the core elements of Active , collaborative,cooperative and problem-based Learning . I. INTRODUCTIONA ctive Learning has received considerable attention over thepast several years. Often presented or perceived as a radical changefrom traditional instruction, the topic frequently polarizes Learning has attracted strong advocates among faculty look-ing for alternatives to traditional teaching methods, while skepticalfaculty regard Active Learning as another in a long line of
take care to specify . precisely. what is being examined. For example, there are many different approaches that go under the name of problem-based learning [16].
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