Explanation and Facilitation Strategies Reduce Student Resistance to Active Learning

Active learning increases student learning, engagement, and interest in STEM subsequently, the number diversity of graduates. Yet, its adoption has been slow, partially due to instructors’ concerns about resistance. Consequently, researchers proposed explanation facilitation instructional strategies designed reduce this Using surveys from 2-year 4-year institutions including minority-serving institutions, we investigate relationship between students’ affective behavioral responses active use strategies, type. Analyses revealed low levels resistance significant relationships both strategy positive responses.