A review of flipped classroom and cooperative learning method within the context of Vygotsky theory

DG Erbil - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In the flipped classroom method, which is accepted as one of the blended learning
approaches, the traditional teaching process takes place outside of the classroom through …

Transformational teaching: Theoretical underpinnings, basic principles, and core methods

GM Slavich, PG Zimbardo - Educational psychology review, 2012 - Springer
Approaches to classroom instruction have evolved considerably over the past 50 years. This
progress has been spurred by the development of several learning principles and methods …

Change theory and theory of change: what's the difference anyway?

DL Reinholz, TC Andrews - International Journal of STEM Education, 2020 - Springer
This commentary focuses on the difference between a theory of change and change theory,
as it relates to systemic change projects in STEM higher education. A theory of change is …

Motivation and cognitive load in the flipped classroom: definition, rationale and a call for research

L Abeysekera, P Dawson - Higher education research & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Flipped classroom approaches remove the traditional transmissive lecture and replace it
with active in-class tasks and pre-/post-class work. Despite the popularity of these …

Improvements from a flipped classroom may simply be the fruits of active learning

JL Jensen, TA Kummer, PDM Godoy - CBE—Life Sciences Education, 2015 - lifescied.org
The “flipped classroom” is a learning model in which content attainment is shifted forward to
outside of class, then followed by instructor-facilitated concept application activities in class …

Getting under the hood: How and for whom does increasing course structure work?

SL Eddy, KA Hogan - CBE—Life Sciences Education, 2014 - lifescied.org
At the college level, the effectiveness of active-learning interventions is typically measured at
the broadest scales: the achievement or retention of all students in a course. Coarse-grained …

Design-based research: A methodology to extend and enrich biology education research

EE Scott, MP Wenderoth, JH Doherty - CBE—Life Sciences Education, 2020 - lifescied.org
Recent calls in biology education research (BER) have recommended that researchers
leverage learning theories and methodologies from other disciplines to investigate the …

Develo** a test of scientific literacy skills (TOSLS): Measuring undergraduates' evaluation of scientific information and arguments

C Gormally, P Brickman, M Lutz - CBE—Life Sciences Education, 2012 - lifescied.org
Life sciences faculty agree that develo** scientific literacy is an integral part of
undergraduate education and report that they teach these skills. However, few measures of …

Student motivation from and resistance to active learning rooted in essential science practices

DC Owens, TD Sadler, AT Barlow… - Research in Science …, 2020 - Springer
Several studies have found active learning to enhance students' motivation and attitudes.
Yet, faculty indicate that students resist active learning and censure them on evaluations …

From panic to pedagogy: Using online active learning to promote inclusive instruction in ecology and evolutionary biology courses and beyond

BN Harris, PC McCarthy, AM Wright… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid shift to online teaching in spring 2020 meant most of us were teaching in panic
mode. As we move forward with course planning for fall and beyond, we can invest more …