Our own Dr. Doug Lombardi published an article with colleagues about active learning in Psychological Science in the Public Interest (PSPI). Association for Psychological Science reports:

In the latest issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest (PSPI), teams of researchers across many disciplines synthesized recent findings on STEM learning to provide a focused description of active learning and offer guidance on current practice and future research.

‘Because of the vagaries of the term “active learning,” my colleagues and I wanted to provide a coherent and actionable concept of active learning that incorporates a wide array of research disciplines,’ said Doug Lombardi, a researcher at the University of Maryland, College Park, and first author on the paper. ‘Our goal was to provide a clear picture of active learning and offer guidance on research and practice.’

Check out the article here.