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Exploring the Impact of Active Learning Spaces on Teaching and Learning
Tanya JoostenUniversity of [email protected]@tjoosten slideshare.net/tjoosten
Was the active learning classroom effective?
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• Electrical Engineering• Architecture• Curriculum & Instruction• Business
Professions
• Women’s Studies• English• Art and Design• Art and Design, Film
Humanities and Arts
• CommunicationSocial Sciences
• BiologyNatural Sciences
Agree Neutral Disagree
Easy Collaboration 89.8 4.1 6.1
Interact more w/Instructor 72 24 4
Effective Communication w/Classmates 90 4 6
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Interactivity
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Understand Course Concepts 60 32 8
Beneficial to Learning 66 30 4
Better Grades on Assignments 46.9 46.9 8.2
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Learning
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Recommend Instructor Continue Use
76 16 8
Comfortable Learning Environment 84 12 4
Appropriate Space for this course 84 14 2
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Satisfaction
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Movability 86 12 2
Adaptability for different Activi-ties
78 16 6
Facilitate multiple Learning Types 71.4 24.5 4.1
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Flexibility
Perceived learning
Interactivity
Flexibility
Learning
F(2, 47) = 59.56, p<.001
Approximately 71% of the variance in perceived learning accounted for by interactivity and flexibility(adjusted R2 = .705)
Instructor Expectations
Active Learning Activities
Learning
F(2, 47) = 19.615, p<.001
Approximately 43% of the variance in perceived learning accounted for by instructor expectations and active learning activities(adjusted R2 = .432)
Perceived learning
How did we measure?
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Components
Component # of Variables Variables Alpha Means Standard Dev.
Learning 11
L1, L2, L3, L5, P1, P2, F2, F3, F4, F7, S5 0.957 40.19 8.39
Satisfaction 7S1, S2, S3, O1, O2, O4, O5 0.926 28.01 5.25
Interactivity 10
I1, I2, I4, I6, I7, I9, I10, I11, I13, I15 0.945 38.03 7.25
Student Interaction w/ ALC Media (not just digital) 5Q6_16 - Q6_20 0.794 15.45 3.92Self-Reported Active Learning 8
Q6_2 - Q6_7, Q6_9, Q6_10 0.929 28.88 6.4
Self-Reported Group/Peer Active Learning 4
Q6_8, Q6_11, Q6_12, Q23_6 0.828 15.06 2.89
How was the classroom designed?
No front and center
Active learning space
How does space design support new learning? approaches
Student Activities
Instructor Activities
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Require/Create dis-cussionUse WhiteboardsBreak into GroupsAsking Questions of Students/ClassmatesUtilizing Online Dis-cussion and Materials
Active learning behaviors
Predicting student satisfaction
Learning
Active Learning Activities
Satisfaction
F(2, 47) = 58.57, p<.001
Approximately 70% of the variance in perceived learning accounted for by interactivity and satisfaction(adjusted R2 = .701)
How does ALC impact faculty development?
