Scott Freeman, lecturer in biology at the University of Washington,
gave an outstanding talk at Arizona State University on Sept. 12,
2014, entitled (after Eric Mazur's comment last May) "Is lecturing
unethical: A meta-analysis of active learning across STEM
disciplines".
He does NOT lecture -- and he teaches 700 biology students in a huge
auditorium. During 6 years of his experimentation with active
learning, the LESS he lectured, the lower the drop rate; hence,
overall, the BETTER the student learning.
If that doesn't suffice for you: The first half of his talk at ASU
followed closely the detailed summary, audio transcription, & 39
slides of his talk at M.I.T. in 2012:
Evidence-based teaching in introductory biology, by Scott Freeman http://educationgroup.mit.edu/HHMIEducationGroup/?p=3558
Not only does Scott Freeman find that lecturing is unethical if you
value decreasing the drop rate, he also finds that his active
learning methods are CHEAPER. Watch his talk at ASU to see and hear
him.
--
peace,
Jane
Jane Jackson, Co-Director, Modeling Instruction Program
Box 871504, Dept.of Physics, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287
480-965-8438/fax:965-7565 http://modeling.asu.edu
Jane.Jackson@asu.edu
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