1) According to a Mark Twain quote, college lectures are often directly copied from professor's notes to student's notes without being processed by their brains.
2) The "Learning Pyramid" shows that retention rates are highest for teaching others (90%) and lowest for lectures (5%).
3) SCALE-UP PSU promotes active learning styles like group work and practice over passive lectures to improve student retention of course material.
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1. ¡°College is a place where a professor¡¯s lecture notes go straight to the
students¡¯ lecture notes, without passing through the brains of either.¡±
-Mark Twain
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2. ¡°The Learning Pyramid¡± National Training Lab, Bethel, Main
Average
Retention
Rates
90%30% Demonstration
50% DiscussionReading
75% PracticeLecture
5% in Group
10% Doing
Teaching Others
5. SCALE-UP PSU
Student Centered Active Learning Environment
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Jeremy Parra
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Erik Bodegom
Andres LaRosa
Ralf Widenhorn
Andrew Rice
Justin Dunlap