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Improving Student Learning from Lecture

Posted onNovember 16, 2019November 20, 2019Leave a comment

Research has shown that extensive lecturing is on average less effective than other modes of instruction (Freeman et al., 2014; Wieman, 2014). But learning from lectures can be improved. Research in the learning sciences has identified potential weaknesses in the lecture-learning process Read more

CategoriesTeaching ToolsTagslecture, STEM

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