a recommended principle of active learning consisting of preparing clear slide - written instructions, guided by specific questions: What? (e. g. video with questions) When? (e. g. three minutes) Who? (e. g. individually).
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Accounting and Finance Students' Perceptions About Active Learning in an Economics-Lecture Classroom
Sandrina B. Moreira (Escola Superior de Ciências Empresariais, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal & Business Research Unit, University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2124-3.ch002
Abstract
In higher education there is an increasing trend from teacher-centered to student-centered learning environments, wherein active learning experiences can play a decisive role. This chapter assesses how students perceive the use of active learning techniques within the lecture framework, traditionally accepting students as passive listeners. A survey was distributed in the undergraduate course of Accounting and Finance - evening classes, at the end of the semester, to evaluate and help refine the active learning approach conducted in an economics course. Students reported an overall positive response towards active learning, which helped them to focus, engage, and learn. They especially value the lectures as interactive learning experiences. Students' appraisal regarding the usefulness of key implementation rules like the what, when, who technique on slide-written instructions, as well as the variety of active learning activities tested, revealed the designing and testing of active learning events need improvement.