Facilitating Effective Student Learning Using Active Learning Strategies

Abstract

Current researches and anecdotal evidences on instructional practices worldwide indicate that the active learning approaches can increase student understanding of science concepts because they facilitate student learning processes resulting in improved student attitudes and retention of knowledge and promote a learning environment more amenable to the metacognitive development necessary for students to become independent and critical thinkers and self managed learners. The present study investigates the influence of active learning strategies on achievement of physics among secondary school students. The findings of the experimental study conducted among 82 students at secondary level of kerala reveals that Active Learning Strategies were effective in improving the Achievement in Physics of secondary school students