"Deliberate Practice Homework to Enhance Effectiveness of Active Learning"

The principles of deliberate practice - subskills practice with immediate targeted feedback - are fundamental to developing expertise and have been shown to significantly increase learning in the classroom and drastically reduce failure rates. However, little attention has been paid to applying these principles outside of the classroom. 

In this xTalk, Prof Louis Deslauriers will show how weekly homework can be transformed to achieve learning gains comparable to replacing traditional lectures with active learning strategies in class. In addition, he will discuss how this significant improvement in learning can occur without increasing students’ overall time on task. These types of transformed homework are well-liked by students and faculty and have already been deployed in STEM courses across several institutions. Deslauriers will also discuss the various challenges associated with implementing these transformed homework assignments.

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Louis Deslauriers
Prof Deslauriers is Director of Science Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Senior Preceptor in Physics.

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