ACTIVE LEARNING Françoise Allen and Alexis Taylor From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 UNIT 5.2

At the end of this unit you should be able to: explain the term ‘active learning’ and discuss the advantages of active learning to the teacher and the learner be aware of ways of promoting active learning consider the use of resources to support active learning in your lessons. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 OBJECTIVES

CONTENT (1) Case studies: two pupils learning mathematics What is active learning? Active learning and motivation Learning habits Active learning, discovery learning and rote learning From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009

Aids to recall Use of tables, diagrams, flow charts or other visual models Construct summaries Do, review, learn, apply Spider diagrams and concept maps DART and active learning Giving instructions Listening to the teacher Characterising events Interrogating books or websites or reading for meaning Getting an overview Reformulating ideas Reporting back From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 CONTENT (2)

Lesson planning for active learning Communicating with pupils: visual aids –A multisensory classroom experience –A picture, a poster, an object, an overhead projector transparency, a PowerPoint presentation or an interactive whiteboard From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 CONTENT (3)

To explore this material further, read: Allen, F. and Taylor, A. (2009) ‘Active learning’, in S. Capel, M. Leask and T. Turner (eds) Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience, 5th edn, London: Routledge. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 FURTHER INFORMATION

Muijs, D. and Reynolds, D. (2005) Effective Teaching: Evidence and Practice, 2nd edn, London: Paul Chapman Watkins, C., Carnell, E. and Lodge, C. (2007) Effective Learning in Classrooms, London: Paul Chapman From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 FURTHER READING