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James Benedict, of James Madison University, discusses how techniques like Just-in-Time Teaching and Peer Instruction can be used in the social sciences to help students analyze, integrate and apply new concepts.
Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) is a teaching and learning strategy based on the interaction between web-based study and an active-learner classroom. It improves learning by providing a feedback loop between the students' outside-of-class preparation and in-class instruction.
The key feature of JiTT is the creation of carefully prepared pre-class warmup exercises placed on the Web to which students respond electronically shortly before class. The instructor reads the student submissions "just-in-time" to adjust the classroom lesson to suit the students' needs.
In this presentation, Benedict discusses his objectives, issues and experiences using JiTT and peer instruction strategies, along with his own evaluation of implementing these methods. Benedict uses methods of just-in-time teaching and peer instruction to gain insight on what students are, or are not, learning as the course progresses. He also discusses his findings from two years of data showing significantly higher final exam scores when these methods were used.
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