Engaging students in active learning is linked to positive learning outcomes. This study aims
to synthesise the peer-reviewed literature about 'active learning'in college science …

A 2012 report by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
predicts that the US workforce will suffer a deficit of one million college graduates in science …

Objective. To describe the redesign of a large self-care course previously delivered in a
traditional lecture format to a small-group case-based course. Design. Prereadings and …

Although development of critical thinking skills has emerged as an important issue in
undergraduate education, implementation of pedagogies targeting these skills across …

Flipped classrooms continue to grow in popularity across all levels of education. Following
this pedagogical trend, the present study aimed to enhance the face-to-face instruction in …

Previous studies have shown diverse applications of technologies to facilitate language
learning, and positive adoption of flipped instruction over conventional approaches. They …

Physics education research is replete with observations and proposed explanations for
gender disparities in physics. In this work, we operationalize a definition for equity as …

Instructors of large lecture classes face a variety of challenges, including student
engagement and participation. With budget cuts and increasing class sizes, more schools …

The seminal report Vision and Change outlined improvements necessary for undergraduate
biology courses to accomplish widely recognized learning objectives. Over the past 8 years …

The aim of this review was to analyze the effects of instance response systems or clickers on
students' learning in different teaching strategies. A total of 128 empirical studies were …