Teaching Outcomes
Engaging Lectures
Effective Discussions
Experiential Activities
Learning in Groups
100

A hierarchy of six cognitive processes of increasing complexity used to compare levels of learning.

What is Bloom's Taxonomy?

100

The average student recalls 62% of material just presented and just 24% recall after 8 weeks.

What is the "forgetting curve"?

100
A questioning technique that starts with a planned question and proceeds with more questions based upon the students' answers.
What is the Socratic method?
100
Four or five students briefly present different points of view on a topic, either their own position or one they are representing.
What is a panel discussion?
100
Groups that are diverse in terms of ability, race, gender, and other characteristics
What are heterogeneous groups?
200

These are the basic learning objectives we expect students to be proficient in, so they can engage with the course material.

What are foundational outcomes?

200

Illustrations of abstract concepts and relationships

What are examples?

200
Questions that ask students to compare and contrast different theories, research studies, literary works, etc.
What are comparative questions?
200

Individual students present their independently conducted research papers; the rest of the class asks probing questions and offers constructive criticism.

What is a symposium?

200

This process ensures that all members of a group are participating in the process and can meet standards.

What is accountability?

300
Informal assignments and activities, usually in class and ungraded, to help instructors evaluate student learning and adjust instruction
What is formative assessment?
300

Adding these pictures, charts, or diagrams assist in engaging students' attention

What are visual aids?

300

These "what if" inquiries require students to think creatively, to make up scenarios, and to explore how changing circumstances might change the results.

What are hypothetical questions?

300
A method by which students acquire various skills and knowledge while working in community service.
What is service learning?
300

These student groups are based solely on proximity or ease of communication 

What are ad hoc groups?

400
Students act out instructor-assigned roles, improvising the script, in a realistic and problematic situation
What are role plays?
400
A two to five-minute recap of the most important points of your lecture
What is the conclusion?
400
These represent the best kind of discussion questions. There are multiple good answers, and they invite risk-taking and problem solving.
What are open questions?
400

Using these constructed realities allow students to participate with the subject matter.

What are simulations?

400

This small group strategy asks students to consider a prompt, collaborate with a peer, then report to the class.

What is think-pair-share?

500
The fourth level of Bloom's taxonomy.
What is analysis?
500
A five-minute "settling in" period followed by another 5-10 minutes, and then students become restless, bored, and confused.
What are attention span limits?
500
These good-for-nothing questions are too vague and unfocused for students to know how to approach them.
What are fuzzy questions?
500

Often at the end of a learning experience, this wind-down process helps students disengage from the emotional aspects of the experience

What is debriefing?

500

In this group learning system, members of a "base group" conduct research. Then, students meet in "expert groups" with others assigned to the same mini-topic to discuss and refine their understanding.

What is the jigsaw method?

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