10 Questions
What did Deslauriers and his co-authors aim to investigate in their experiment?
The relationship between students' perception of learning and actual learning
What were the different teaching methods employed in the introductory physics class experiment?
Standard methods and active learning
According to the study, what was the relationship between students' perceived learning and their actual test scores?
Negatively correlated
What misconception did many students have regarding their learning in the study?
The effort involved in active learning indicates poor learning
Why did Deslauriers mention that the overall course evaluations at Harvard went up after transforming courses to active learning?
To show that students recognize the benefits of active learning over time
What did the Harvard study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggest?
Students actually learn more with active-learning strategies despite feeling they learned more from traditional lectures.
Who is the lead author of the study published in Science in 2011 that demonstrated the benefits of active learning?
Louis Deslauriers
Why did many students and faculty remain hesitant to switch to active learning according to the text?
They preferred traditional lectures over active learning.
Who was one of the authors of the Harvard study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences?
Kelly Miller
What was one of the key findings of Louis Deslauriers' study published in Science in 2011?
Active learning leads to better educational outcomes than traditional lectures.
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