Engaging Students in a Traditional Classroom
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Traditional Classroom Activities
These resources present guidance on ways of facilitating active learning in the classroom. These resources are organized around four types of learning activities that support:
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Critical Thinking
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Discussions
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Prior Knowledge
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Problem-Solving
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| Analytic Memo | Buzz Group | Background Knowledge Probe | Analytic Team |
| Categorizing Grid | Round Robin | Empty Outlines | Case Studies |
| Content, Form, & Function | Talking Chips | Focused Listing | Send-A-Problem |
| Defining Features | Think/Pair/Share | Memory Matrix | Structured Problem-Solving |
| Pro and Con Grid | Three-Step Interview | Minute Paper | Muddiest Point | Think-Aloud Pair Problem-Solving |
| Student-Defined Questions | Fishbowl Discussion |
Sources/Citations
These activities are taken from the books Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook For College Teachers by Thomas Angelo and K. Patricia Cross, and Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook For College Faculty by Elizabeth F. Barkley, Claire Howell Major, and K. Patricia Cross — presents activities you can use to address specific learning outcomes. Each approach includes a basic description and overview of its outcomes, along with steps to guide its use in your course. Each technique in this resource was selected based on three criteria: ease of design, ease of implementation, and time needed to respond to activity.
- Angelo, Thomas A., and K. Patricia Cross. Classroom Assessment Techniques: a Handbook for College Teachers. Jossey-Bass, 1993. pp. 159-180.
- Barkley, Elizabeth F. et al. Collaborative Learning Techniques A Handbook For College Faculty. Wiley, 2014. pp. 152.