THEME: Teaching methods - reflection

Teaching methods

Low attendance and low commitment in teaching is a global problem in university teaching:

Reflection/discussion

• Does lectures play a significant role in the subject where you experience low attendance/commitment?
• Is the time when the students are present during teaching in the subject with low attendance/commitment adequately used for learning activities that cannot be replaced by individual self-study?

References

Deslauriers, L., McCarty, L. S., Miller, K., Callaghan, K., & Kestin, G. (2019). Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(39), 19251-19257.

Schmidt, H. G., Wagener, S. L., Smeets, G. A., Keemink, L. M., & van Der Molen, H. T. (2015). On the use and misuse of lectures in higher education. Health Professions Education, 1(1), 12-18.