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Publication Date: 1995
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Active Learning and Teaching: Improving Postsecondary Library Instruction.
Allen, Eileen E.
Reference Librarian, n51-52 p89-103 1995
Discusses ways to improve postsecondary library instruction based on theories of active learning. Topics include a historical background of active learning; student achievement and attitudes; cognitive development; risks; active teaching; and instructional techniques, including modified lectures, brainstorming, small group work, cooperative projects, peer teaching and partnering, and writing. Contains 56 references. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Active Learning, Brainstorming, Cognitive Development, Cooperative Learning, Instructional Improvement, Learning Theories, Lecture Method, Library Instruction, Peer Teaching, Postsecondary Education, Risk, Small Group Instruction, Student Attitudes, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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