期刊名称：Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
电子版ISSN：1918-2902
出版年度：2020
卷号：11
期号：2
页码：1-30
DOI：10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2020.2.7978
出版社：Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
摘要：We found that actively engaging students in our introductory microbiology course was a challenge given our large class sizes and many non-majors taking the course as a program requirement. Therefore, we introduced a novel active learning strategy to our course. Students grouped into teams of three had to create PowerPoint virtual posters on one of three themes: (a) a report on a microbe or immunology story in the news, b) interview a research scientist, or c) research a microbiological topic of their choice. To assess the intervention’s effectiveness, a pre- and post-course assessment was done. Pre-posttest analysis revealed a significant drop in surface learning and rise in deep learning. Also, there was a drop in the extrinsic (grade-dependent) goal orientation and affective (test anxiety) components. We found a decline in task value, self-efficacy for learning and performance, organization, critical thinking, time and study environment, and help seeking in students’ post-test scores. Qualitative findings also indicated the importance of group activity, gaining extra knowledge outside the curriculum, and long-term course content retention. In conclusion, we propose that the creation of digital posters in teams is an effective strategy to increase student engagement in large classes.
其他关键词：active learning, digital poster, team-based learning, student engagement, undergraduate education; apprentissage actif, affiche numérique, apprentissage basé sur les groupes, participation des étudiants, enseignement au niveau du premier cycle
