TEACHING
TEACHING ISSUES AND EXPERIMENTS IN ECOLOGY
There are many student-active approaches you can use in your classes. This table provides a range of examples used in TIEE. It is very important that you decide on the best methods for you and your students. For tutorials about using student-active teaching go to the "Teaching: Tutorials" section.
| Student-Active Approach | Class Size | & Time | Resource(s) |
| Background Knowledge Probe | all | short/moderate | [How To] [TIEE Example] |
| Teacher assesses what students already know (or think they know) [read more] | |||
| Brainstorming | small | moderate | [How To] |
| Good for generating ideas before a discussion [read more] | |||
| Citizen's Argument | small/medium | moderate | [How To] [TIEE Example] |
| Students appreciate different points of view [read more] | |||
| Cooperative Learning | varies | varies | [How To] [TIEE Example] |
| Students learn from and teach each other; many types [read more] | |||
| Cooperative Learning Groups | varies | varies | [How To] [ |
| Figure out what is best for you [read more] | |||
| Concept Mapping | small/medium | moderate/long | [How To] [TIEE Example] |
| Good for assessing students understanding of relationships, ideas [read more] | |||
| Formal Groupwork | small/medium | moderate/long | See Problem Based Learning |
| Students have specific roles [read more] | |||
| Gallery Walk (Carousel) | small/medium | moderate | [How To] |
| Good for first class and to assess student's prior knowledge [read more] | |||
| Groupwork Assessment | small/medium | moderate/long | [How To] |
| Example form for students to assess each other [read more] | |||
| Guided Reciprocal Peer Questioning | small/medium | moderate/long | [How To] |
| Helps students see what they don't know [read more] | |||
| Informal Groupwork | all | varies | [How To] [TIEE Example] |
| No roles, can be ad hoc [read more] | |||
| Jigsaw | small | moderate/long | [How To] [TIEE Example] |
| Good for covering, integrating information [read more] | |||
| Minute Paper | all | short | [How To] [TIEE Example] |
| Good for feedback after a lecture [read more] | |||
| Muddiest Point | all | short | [How To] |
| Good to identify a lessons most confusing points [read more] | |||
| Paired Think Aloud | all | short | [How To] [TIEE Example] |
| Forces quiet students to speak/talkers to listen [read more] | |||
| Pairs/Share | all | short | See Think-Pair-Share |
| Like think-pair-share [read more] | |||
| Peer Editing | small/medium | moderate/long | [How To] |
| Students edit each other's papers [read more] | |||
| Problem Based Learning (PBL) | small/medium | moderate/long | [How To] [ |
| Students work on problems in formal groups [read more] | |||
| Pyramid Exam | all | varies | [How To] |
| Alternative to traditional test [read more] | |||
| Reports | varies | varies | [How To] [TIEE Example] |
| Varies (poster sessions, talks, group reports) | |||
| Roving Reporter | small/medium | moderate/long | |
| Groups get help from other groups [read more] | |||
| RSQC2 | small/medium | moderate/long | [How To] |
| Recall, summarize, question, comment, and connect [read more] | |||
| Rubric for Student Participation | all | NA | [How To] [TIEE Example] |
| Tells students what class participation is [read more] | |||
| Think-Pair-Share | all | short | [How To] [TIEE Example] |
| Used in large classes [read more] | |||
| Turn-to-Your-Neighbor | all | short | [How To] [TIEE Example] |
| Students talk to nearby students about a question [read more] | |||
| Write Before Discussion | all | short | [How To] [TIEE Example] |
| Type of low stakes writing [read more] | |||