Educational Psychology / Unit 10 EDP 0927 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Evidence for Active Learning
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The idea
Freeman and colleagues' meta-analysis of 225 STEM studies found exam scores about half a standard deviation higher with active learning, and lecture students about 1.5 times more likely to fail.
In practice
Publication bias did not explain the findings.
Where people slip
Another review found a smaller effect in randomized studies, so the benefit's size depends on design.
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