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Peer reviewedMcCarthy, J. Patrick; Anderson, Liam – Innovative Higher Education, 2000
Reports the results of two experiments that compared the effectiveness of role-playing and collaborative activities to teacher-centered discussions and lectures. Using both history and political science classes, the studies found that students who participated in the role- plays and collaborative exercises did better on subsequent standard…
Descriptors: Active Learning, College Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education
