ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUE 22Support a Statement

Complexity involved in  
Planning MODERATE
Developing Materials LOW
Implementation in Class MODERATE

Description and Purpose

In Support a Statement, the professor poses a statement to the students at the end of a lecture. Students review the statement and then gather and use evidence from their lecture notes in order to support it. They make their case by providing details, examples, or data.

Many students take a surface-level approach to learning when listening to a lecture. That is, they listen while staying at the cognitive level of identifying and memorizing key facts or being able to recall basic information for a test rather than trying to think deeply about the content. ...

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