Culturally Engaged Pedagogies and Active Learning: Relation Between Two Valued Instructional Practices (Poster 21)

• In Event: Sunday Poster Session 3:05 pm
  In Poster Session: Learning and Motivation in Social and Cultural Contexts: Highlighted Work

Abstract

This literature review explores the interplay between two highly used pedagogical approaches: those related to culturally-engaged practices and those that cultivate active teaching and learning. This study reveals a paucity of research that considers both of these constructs in tandem as well as conceptual overlap for why they are more similar than they appear on the surface. Further, the results of this study indicate positive outcomes of the interplay of these two constructs in student learning across geographic locations and student diversity as well as a variety of methodological approaches. Results also indicate the possibility of measuring active learning as an outcome of culturally-engaged pedagogies. Further results and implications for future research are discussed in the paper.

Authors

• Nancy Gans, University of Maryland

• Patricia A. Alexander, University of Maryland