scholarly journals Agile and Active

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Cindy Cogswell ◽  
Scott Pauls ◽  
Adrienne Gauthier ◽  
Erin DeSilva
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Curricular Change ◽  
Course Redesign ◽  
What Works ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Student Grades ◽  
Introductory Calculus

It is well documented that the use of active learning strategies increases student learning (Freeman et al., 2014; Prince, 2004; Springer, Stanne, & Donovan, 1999). A key difficulty in innovating college mathematics is identifying and sustaining what works for both students and the faculty. This study discusses efforts to innovate and sustain curricular change in introductory calculus at a private, elite institution. To examine if incorporating active learning strategies made a difference in student performance, student grades in the redesigned course and performance in subsequent courses were analyzed. Using Austin’s 2011 framework to understand the context in which the course redesign took place, individual faculty and contextual barriers and “levers” to sustain change are discussed. Findings are applicable to other STEM disciplines and to colleges and universities in general. Next steps in this research include identifying how to scale change, including, perhaps, networks of faculty to implement and spread the reform on campus.

scholarly journals Redesigning first year anatomy and physiology subjects for allied health students: Impact of active learning strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Andrea Zimanyi ◽  
Nicholas F. Emtage ◽  
Pamela Lee Megaw
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
First Year ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Sport Science ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Active Learning Strategies

To combat high failure rates in an Anatomy and Physiology for first year Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Sport Science students, a flipped classroom was introduced in 2015. It became apparent that students did not engage with materials prior to classes, but they did engage with in-class active learning strategies. In subsequent years of this study, our focus changed to delivery with student active learning in mind. The active learning approaches introduced resulted in improvements in academic performance for all three student cohorts. Occupational Therapy students’ marks improved by 12.9% when comparing pre-intervention (2014) results to the end of the post-intervention period (2017), Physiotherapy students’ marks increased by 6.9%, while the greatest gains of 14.8% were seen in Sport Science students. When investigating the relationship between student performance and university entrance scores, students with high entrance scores demonstrated modest gains in performance, while those students with lower entrance scores benefited the most. Our results suggest that the introduction of active learning may result in the transition of the learning style of students under-prepared for university studies, to be more like those of more successful students; that is, to a deeper level of learning.

scholarly journals Application of Portfolio in Nursing Education and Assessment of Learning

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Mardanian Dehkordi ◽  
Sh Ghiyasvandian
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Learning Improvement ◽  
Training And Performance Improvement ◽  
Postgraduate Studies ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
And Performance

Introduction: Portfolio is one of the active learning strategies for clinical education. By making portfolio, students present their own projects including clinical learning activities at or near the end of a clinical course. The purpose of this study was to investigate the application of this tool in nursing education in order to know the advantage and limitation of the tool. Methods: This study reviews the literature published in Farsi and English with the possibility of accessing the full text of the article over the past five years related to the use of portfolio in nursing education. A literature review was done by searching the keywords portfolio and nursing in the databases including; Web of Science, and ProQuest and scientific search engine such as Google Scholar. After removing repetitive and non-related items, 17 articles were selected accordingly. Result: The review of literature suggests that the portfolio is used in different schools and courses of nursing students with different goals such as assessment, evaluation, training; and performance improvement. Using portfolios has some advantages and limitations that need to be determinate for designing and implementing portfolios. Some benefits of portfolios were development of skills, fostering active learning, improvement of clinical competencies, and satisfaction of students from assessment and academic achievement. Its limitations include the lack of clarity and time constraints for completing it. Conclusion: The portfolio facilitates the monitoring of nurses' professional development and facilitates knowledge management. Therefore, designing and using this tool is recommended to improve the clinical competence of nursing students in undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate studies in Iran. However, the scope and purpose of using the portfolio should be specified and potential  users should be well aware of the issue and its importance, and to learn the skills necessary to use it.

Investigating Patterns of Student Engagement during Collaborative Activities in Undergraduate Chemistry Courses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Reid ◽  
Zübeyde Demet KIRBULUT GUNES ◽  
Shaghayegh Fateh ◽  
Adan Fatima ◽  
Michael Macrie-Shuck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Undergraduate Chemistry ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Collaborative Activities

Several studies have highlighted the positive effects that active learning may have on student engagement and performance. However, the influence of active learning strategies is mediated by several factors, including...

scholarly journals A combination of active learning strategies improves student academic outcomes in first-year paramedic bioscience

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Puspha Sinnayah ◽  
Joseph A. Rathner ◽  
Daniel Loton ◽  
Rudi Klein ◽  
Peter Hartley
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Inquiry Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Guided Inquiry ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
Assessment Outcomes ◽  
Small Team

Bioscience is a foundational unit (subject) of undergraduate allied health degree programs, providing students the scientific basis underpinning their clinical practice. However, despite its significance, bioscience is a difficult academic hurdle for many students to master. The introduction of active learning strategies, including small team-based guided-inquiry learning approaches, has been shown to significantly reduce this hurdle and improve assessment outcomes for the learner. Guided team-based activities can aid in this approach by also building broader skills and capabilities, like teamwork and communication, as well as subject-specific knowledge and skills, thereby positively influencing student assessment outcomes. This paper details the redesign and evaluation of two first-year Bioscience for Paramedics units with the introduction of guided-inquiry learning, as well as other active learning strategies, and assesses their impact on student performance. Results indicate that active learning used within a classroom and in the large lecture theater setting improved students’ grades with positive student perception of their learning experience.

Impacts of Active Learning on Student Outcomes in Large-Lecture Biology Courses

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (8) ◽  
pp. 651-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristy L. Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Learning Gains ◽  
Ample Evidence ◽  
Large Lecture ◽  
Biology Courses ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Collaborative Activities

Learning theorists have provided ample evidence supporting the use of active, student-centered, social learning environments. However, little action has been taken within U.S. university curricula to transform lecture courses so that they include such teaching methods. By adding cooperative and collaborative activities into large-lecture, introductory biology courses, I was able to measure the impacts of such active-learning strategies on student attendance and performance. I gathered data from two investigations involving 378 undergraduates from paired sections of biology, one section using active-learning activities and one not. In the first investigation, I used a mixed-methods approach to measure the effects of a cooperative pre-exam group discussion on student performance, confidence, and anxiety. In the second investigation, I used a quantitative approach to measure the effects on course attendance and performance of using scenario-based collaborative activities regularly throughout a semester. Students who engaged in cooperative pre-exam discussion did not show significant individual learning gains but did show an increase in confidence and a decrease in anxiety. Students who engaged in scenario-based collaborative activities showed significantly higher learning gains and course attendance. The identified gains are promising for course reform.

Promoting active learning in introductory financial accounting through the flipped classroom design

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camillo Lento
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Classroom Design ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Active Learning Strategies

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a classroom design for introductory financial accounting that promotes active learning through a flipped classroom approach. A course learning management system, white-board voice-over video applications, an online homework manager and online tutorials pre-packaged with the course textbook were all adopted to facilitate the flipped classroom. The in-class sessions were refocussed around active learning strategies, including case analysis, concept mapping, solving comprehensive problems, mini lectures with bookends, and small group discussions. Design/methodology/approach – A quasi-experimental design, combined with student surveys, are utilized. A Wilcoxon rank-sum test is used to assess the significance of any difference in student performance between a lecture-based course (control group, n=92) and the flipped classroom course (experimental group, n=97). Student performance is measured based on final exams and overall course grades. Findings – The results suggest that the flipped classroom improved student grade point averages, final exam performance, and pass rates. Both the stronger and weaker students benefited from the technologies and active learning strategies adopted in the flipped classroom. Originality/value – This is the first known study to investigate the efficacy of promoting active learning in introductory financial accounting through a flipped classroom design. This study is valuable for accounting educators, and educators in other similarly technical disciplines, who seek to combat the high failure rates that typically plague complex, technical introductory courses.

Faculty Adoption of Active Learning Strategies via Paired Teaching: Conclusions From Two Science Departments

2019 ◽  
Vol 049 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Strubbe ◽  
Jared Stang ◽  
Tara Holland ◽  
Sarah Bean Sherman ◽  
Warren Code
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
Science Departments
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