Effects of Active Learning on Students’ Performance in Higher Learning Institutions
Abstract
The study features analysis of the performance of 305 university students from Cukurova University at different grades. The study aims to establish how the memories and overall performance regarding different study materials of students from diverse grades differ from each other. Qualitative study design was employed with data collected from students in three different courses. Results were tabulated as per the various courses under study. Two tables, featuring five most remembered concepts in all courses, and all course recall outcomes were also included to offer a cross-sectional view. The results pointed to a correlation between teaching methods and remembrance patterns in all the participants. Depending on the grade and the content, enhanced understanding of the course material was found to depend on the forms of class presentations adopted by the tutor. It is therefore important that the tutor choose appropriate teaching methods and techniques that would deliver optimal experiences to all the students in the same class. Notably, there were higher average and mean scores for course materials taught through video presentation compared to the rest of the learning forms.
Keywords
Introductory psychology,active learning,statistics,cognitive psychology,memory
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