“A longitudinal study of engineering student performance and retention vs. comparisons with traditionally-taught students.” Felder, R., Felder, G., and Dietz, E.J. (1998). Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4), 469-480. Research on cooperative, active learning http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Papers/long5.html “From teaching to learning, part III: lectures and approaches to active learning.” Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 21 (1). D.C. Seeler, D.C., Turnwald, G.H., and Bull, K.S. (1994). Their work explores some of the practical issues related to active learning and discusses ways in which the instructor can improve upon the lecture in order to increase student learning and activity. Methods include questioning, modified lecture formats, brainstorming and tests and quizzes. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JVME/V21-1/Seeler1.html … Read entire article »