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Learn before Lecture: A Strategy that Improves Learning Outcomes in a Large Introductory Biology Class
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Moravec, Marin; Williams, Adrienne; Aguilar-Roca, Nancy; O'Dowd, Diane K. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
Actively engaging students in lecture has been shown to increase learning gains. To create time for active learning without displacing content we used two strategies for introducing material before class in a large introductory biology course. Four to five slides from 2007/8 were removed from each of three lectures in 2009 and the information…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Biology, Lecture Method, Introductory Courses