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Active learning improves student outcomes in college.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that active learning improves student outcomes in college?

Unclear. Several peer-reviewed studies report that active-learning approaches improved grades, pass rates or perceived learning in specific courses and cohorts, such as first-year paramedic bioscience and an introductory physics course. All of these cover only single courses, populations or self-reported outcomes, so they support a narrower version of the general claim rather than establishing it broadly.

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Assessing the Outcomes of an Active Learning Exercise
2022
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Elaine, G. M. & Katherine, K. (2022). Assessing the Outcomes of an Active Learning Exercise. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-03-2021-0091

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How does the extent of student-active learning in engineering programmes influence students’ perceived learning outcomes?
2022
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How does the extent of student-active learning in engineering programmes influence students’ perceived learning outcomes?. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5821/conference-9788412322262.1263

A combination of active learning strategies improves student academic outcomes in first-year paramedic bioscience
2019
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A combination of active learning strategies improves student academic outcomes in first-year paramedic bioscience. (2019). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00199.2018

Impact of Active Learning Methods on Project- Based Learning (PBL): Enhancing Student Engagement and Outcomes
2025
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Impact of Active Learning Methods on Project- Based Learning (PBL): Enhancing Student Engagement and Outcomes. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.16920/jeet/2025/v38is2/25005

What is the learning/memory type which requires active contribution called?
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What is the learning/memory type which requires active contribution called?. (n.d.). cogsci.stackexchange.com. https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/20512

Active Learning and the Graduate Classroom: How Gender and International Student Status Affect Preferences and Experiences
2022
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T., Z. S., Rost, R. M., Aleksandar, D., & M., F. W. (2022). Active Learning and the Graduate Classroom: How Gender and International Student Status Affect Preferences and Experiences. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1080/15512169.2021.1996383

Active learning reduces academic risk of students with nonformal reasoning skills: Evidence from an introductory physics massive course in a Chilean public university
2020
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Guillaume, L., Silvia, T., & Carla, H. (2020). Active learning reduces academic risk of students with nonformal reasoning skills: Evidence from an introductory physics massive course in a Chilean public university. inis.iaea.org. https://inis.iaea.org/records/jac2s-bha69

international-encyclopedia-of-human-geography-12-volumes
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international-encyclopedia-of-human-geography-12-volumes. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/international-encyclopedia-of-human-geography-12-volumes

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