Perception and Use of Active Learning Classroom: Are They Related?

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Abstract

Without a more comprehensive understanding of active learning classrooms (ALCs), practitioners’ ability to take advantage of what active learning classrooms offer to help students learn more effectively is limited and compromised. Inspired by the premise and building upon previous studies in the field of active learning, this study aims to explore whether students’ perception on ALCs is related to how (often) they use the ALCs. The logistic regression analysis results showed that ALC perceptions were related to ALC activities. In the meantime, prior exposure to ALC and expected grade for the focal class do not seem to play a significant role in how (often) students engage with the active learning classroom.

Authors

• Yiren Kong, Stony Brook University - SUNY

• Young Sik Seo, University at Buffalo - SUNY

• Tina Abbate, Stony Brook University - SUNY