ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUE 10Lecture Bingo

Complexity involved in  
Planning MODERATE
Developing Materials MODERATE
Implementing in Class HIGH

Description and Purpose

Lecture Bingo is an academic game in which the professor creates cards that contain key concepts—terms, facts, or themes—that are presented in squares that form a grid. Each student receives a card that has the concepts displayed on the card in a different order from every other student's card. Students listen to the lecture and mark the appropriate box when the professor addresses the concept. When the student has five squares in a row marked, he or she declares “bingo!”

Lecture Bingo helps students understand which are the most important points in a lecture ...

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