Active Learning Exercises are more Motivating than Quizzes for Underachieving College Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13660308 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Watson (0000-0002-2749-6136, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, corresponding author), David L Watson (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), Debra Kessler (0000-0001-5776-7497, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), Debra A Kessler (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), Samia Kalla (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), Carolyn M Kam (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), Kozue Ueki (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 131-134 |
| Publication date | 1996-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1996.78.1.131 |
| OpenAlex | W2043686872 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
For two weeks of an introductory psychology course, covering two chapters of the text, students who were earning a grade of C or below were randomly divided into two groups. A quiz-only control group of 29 students continued to take weekly quizzes throughout the semester, and 27 students who carried out active learning exercises instead of taking the two quizzes. The latter reported that they worked longer than the controls, thought the material was easier, and liked chapters in the text better. When tested a month later they performed as well as the controls on a test of the chapter's material
Active learning (machine learning · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Test (biology · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Innovative Teaching Methods · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2009 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |