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Students
What are other students saying about active learning and the enhancement of higher order thinking skills?
“Active learning means that I am fully involved—whether mentally, physically, or both—and that allows me to gain knowledge from the experience.”
“Active learning is when one practices the lessons learned while learning the lessons firsthand and pushing students outside their comfort zone.”
“Active learning is about students being actively involved in the class, not just absorbing what is taught, but challenging and questioning what we know and already accept.”
Fast Facts: Important facts for students to know about active learning and the enhancement of higher order thinking skills.
1. “People who test well in problem solving tend to earn as much as $60,000 more per year than those who do not” (Chronicle of Higher Education, “Colleges Should Teach Broader Skills to Prepare Students for Work Force, Report Says,” January 11, 2007).
2. UT Arlington students noted that they liked and learned best in classes that made the material “more real”—classes in which they could understand how the material they were learning related to what they learned in other courses and how this knowledge could be applied and used.
3. Scholars have noted that “higher-order cognitive skills … are invaluable to students’ future; they prepare individuals to tackle a multitude of challenges that they are likely to face in their personal lives, careers, and duties as responsible citizens … and groom individuals to become lifelong learners” (Tsui, 2002)
What do UT Arlington’s students want in their classroom experiences? • interaction
• hands-on
• class discussion
• group work
• visual aids
• activities
• participation
• presentations
• application
• lab-work
• excitement
• being engaged
• discussion
• small class
• enthusiastic instructors
• real-world experience/applications
• to be part of the learning process
• teaching style/skills
• a caring and approachable instructorPlease proceed to any of the following links for more information about active learning:
