How Often Does Active Learning Actually Occur? Perception versus Reality

Authors

Brandon J. Sheridan, Elon UniversityFollow
Ben O. Smith, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

Ben Smith

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2020

Publication Title

AEA Papers and Proceedings

Volume

110

First Page

304

Last Page

308

Abstract

I. Measuring Active and Passive Learning
There is now a robust literature touting the benefits of various active learning techniques relative to passive learning pedagogy such as lecturing (e.g., Freeman et al. 2014, Emerson and English 2016, Swoboda and Feiler 2016, Caviglia-Harris 2016). However, recent studies suggest that lecturing is still the dominant pedagogical choice in economics, even though most instructors believe that active learning methods are superior (Goffe and Kauper 2014, Watts and Schaur 2011). A limitation of these studies is that estimates of passive and active learning are based on instructors’ subjective, self-reported data.

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Copyright © 2020 American Economic Association

https://doi.org/10.1257/pandp.20201053

Recommended Citation

Sheridan, Brandon J., and Ben Smith. 2020. "How Often Does Active Learning Actually Occur? Perception versus Reality." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 110: 304-08.