Jaeseo Lim, Yongmin Shin, Min Hae Song, Seunghee Lee, Jungjoon Ihm
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Abstract
Although discussion is widely used as an effective instructional strategy in the classroom, the questions remain about which additional strategies can be combined to discussion. The present study aims to examine the role of self-study as an individual preparation for discussion and the learning effect of the combination of self-study and discussion. We compared a two-sequential design of groups: individual preparation (video lecture vs. self-study) and type of discussion (teacher-facilitated vs. student-led). We compared the test scores for shallow learning and transfer of learning. Conducting two experiments ( n1 = 91; n2 = 113, respectively), we found that the self-study group obtained higher scores than those of the video lecture group regardless of discussion type. Specifically, the self-study group obtained higher scores through student-led discussions, while lecture groups improved scores through teacher-facilitated discussion. To interpret the results, we analyzed the content of discussions. The result demonstrated that students in the self-study group conducted more constructive interactions with students than they did with teachers, while the video lecture group interacted more with teachers than they did with students. The findings indicate that self-study as individual preparation improves the learning effect of discussion.
尽管讨论作为一种有效的教学策略在课堂上被广泛使用,但仍存在哪些其他策略可以与讨论相结合的问题。本研究旨在探讨自学作为讨论前个人准备的作用,以及自学与讨论相结合的学习效果。我们比较了两组序列设计:个人准备(视频讲座 vs. 自学)和讨论类型(教师引导 vs. 学生主导)。我们比较了浅层学习和学习迁移的测试得分。通过两次实验(分别为 n1 = 91;n2 = 113),我们发现无论讨论类型如何,自学组的得分都高于视频讲座组。具体来说,自学组通过学生主导的讨论获得了更高的分数,而讲座组则通过教师主持的讨论提高了分数。为了解释结果,我们分析了讨论的内容。结果表明,自学组学生与学生的建设性互动多于与教师的互动,而视频讲座组学生与教师的互动多于与学生的互动。研究结果表明,作为个人准备的自学能提高讨论的学习效果。
期刊介绍:
Active Learning in Higher Education is an international, refereed publication for all those who teach and support learning in higher education (HE) and those who undertake or use research into effective learning, teaching and assessment in universities and colleges. The journal is devoted to publishing accounts of research covering all aspects of learning and teaching concerning adults in higher education. Non-discipline specific and non-context/country specific in nature, it comprises accounts of research across all areas of the curriculum; accounts which are relevant to faculty and others involved in learning and teaching in all disciplines, in all countries.