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Classroom organization and participation: college students' perceptions.
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Journal of Higher Education
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September 1, 2005
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Students who actively participate in the learning process learn more than those who do not. "Involvement matters," as Tinto (1997) points out, and this involvement can occur both inside and outside the classroom. The importance of students' active involvement in learning is by now well documented and known (Fritschner, 2000; Howard & Henney, 1998; Howard, James, & Taylor, 2002; Nunn, 1996; Rau & Heyl, 1990; Smith, 1996; Thompson, 1996). Active involvement in class facilitates critical thinking (Garside, 1996) and facilitates the retention of information that might otherwise be lost (Bransford, 1979).
Although most instructors acknowledge the value of active participation ...
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