Active Learning: The Importance of Developing a Comprehensive Measure

Autor/inn/en	Carr, Rodney; Palmer, Stuart; Hagel, Pauline
Titel	Active Learning: The Importance of Developing a Comprehensive Measure
Quelle	In: Active Learning in Higher Education, 16 (2015) 3, S.173-186 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-7874
DOI	10.1177/1469787415589529
Schlagwörter	Active Learning; Learner Engagement; Foreign Countries; Student Surveys; National Surveys; College Freshmen; College Seniors; Learning Activities; Electronic Learning; Distance Education; Scores; Likert Scales; Cohort Analysis; Statistical Significance; Conventional Instruction; Comparative Analysis; Australia; National Survey of Student Engagement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktives Lernen; Ausland; Schülerbefragung; Studienanfänger; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Lernaktivität; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Likert-Skala; Kohortenanalyse; Australien
Abstract	This article reports on an investigation into the validity of a widely used scale for measuring the extent to which higher education students employ active learning strategies. The scale is the active learning scale in the Australasian Survey of Student Engagement. This scale is based on the Active and Collaborative Learning scale of the National Survey of Student Engagement. The particular focus of the study was to investigate effects resulting from the addition of a small number of items to the active learning scale designed to capture some highly engaging, mostly online, activities. The items were developed in response to concerns that students studying in distance mode often report lower average scores on active learning scales than their on-campus counterparts. The additional items relate to activities such as working online with other students and faculty. The findings show that average scores on the Australasian Survey of Student Engagement/National Survey of Student Engagement scale increase significantly when the new items are included and that some differences between on-campus and distance education students narrow significantly. These findings have implications for the development of more robust and comprehensive instruments to measure active learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01