Active Learning Failure Knowledge 
Teachers Pay Teachers
JULY 16, 2025
Use these classroom strategies for reluctant learners in high school to build relationships, stoke curiosity, and build a learning team that focuses on student success. Build up foundational knowledge 4. Find new ways to assess learning 5. This foundational knowledge includes study skills. Table of Contents 1.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The study — which involved 811 undergraduate students at Florida International University, a large public university in Miami — is perhaps the biggest randomized study of active learning methods in calculus, says Laird Kramer, a physicist at the university and one of the study’s authors.
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Edsurge
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
One of the things that is apparent as you start to read about the lecture-versus-active learning debates is that everyone is defining those terms in very different ways. For some, it would be talking from minute one till the end of class, but for others it would be mostly talking, some activity, some other kind of mix.
Edsurge
AUGUST 10, 2021
At the Institute for Teaching and Leading , a professional learning organization that I co-founded, many of our partner districts are focused less on deficits and more on active learning, which we call the asset-based mindset. Move to a competency-based focus.
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 21, 2025
Active Learning: From Fear to Engagement Fear of failure can stifle creativity and learning. Active learning strategies help students take risks and engage deeply with material in a low-pressure environment. Normalize mistakes to promote growth: Frame errors as essential steps in the learning process.
Edsurge
MARCH 18, 2019
Learning is often a social process, taking place through dialogue, discussion and other forms of interpersonal interaction. Even when it happens individually, having a supporting community can provide learners with the motivation and opportunities for applying and connecting knowledge. Use active learning techniques.
Faculty Focus
AUGUST 20, 2023
Active learning: Engage in active learning techniques such as participating in class discussions, asking questions, and seeking clarification on challenging topics. Actively reviewing and summarizing lecture notes, textbooks, and supplementary materials will deepen understanding and retention.
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