Learning To Learn: A Look Into the Collaborative Learning Space
The Collaborative Learning Space is a recent addition to the University of Arizona that helps students engage in active learning. Prior to the incorporation of the CLS, courses were primarily taught in a lecture based format. After receiving a grant, the University of Arizona decided to use the m...
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The University of Arizona.
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625142 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/625142 |
| Summary: | The Collaborative Learning Space is a recent addition to the University of
Arizona that helps students engage in active learning. Prior to the incorporation of the
CLS, courses were primarily taught in a lecture based format. After receiving a grant, the
University of Arizona decided to use the money to develop new types of leaning spaces
and classrooms to increase student engagement and active learning. These classrooms are
not only effective for the students, but also they
make a huge impact on the faculty. For my honors
senior thesis, I worked with Dr. Cohen to get a
closer look at how we learn and what learning is
like in the CLS. We investigated what types of learning
and teaching styles are used in the CLS, and how
students and professors view this new space in
comparison to a regular lecture based classroom. We
also explored the literature on how active learning
impacts students learning. Overall the teacher and student
satisfaction with the new learning spaces was seen to be very high, and
active learning was found to show improvements in different areas including
information retention, critical thinking, study habits, student attitude, and problem-solving
skills. |
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