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    Comparison of a Traditional Teaching Model to the SCALE-UP Teaching Model in Undergraduate Biology: A Mixed Method Study

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    Mears, Samantha
    Abstract
    This project compared a SCALE-UP teaching model to a traditional teaching model. Traditional teaching is now considered a poor motivator for student performance and interests, and the SCALE-UP model was proposed to combat these problems. SCALE-UP classrooms are designed to encourage cooperative learning as well as other active learning methods. The study looked at teacher and student opinions of the two models to determine which one they preferred and why. The study also compared the students' grades between the two classes to see if there was a difference between test scores, as well as learning gains for pre-test to post-test. Student and teacher behaviors were also quantified based on categories of engagement in class. The purpose of this study was to support the literature on the idea of a viable and better option to traditional lecture in the form of the SCALE-UP model. Based on the results, students prefer and enjoy a SCALE-UP classroom more than a traditional lecture. The students also performed better and learn more when compared to the traditional lecture class.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5082
    Subject
     Biology; Active learning; SCALE-UP; Science education 
    Date
    1/13/16
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    Mears, Samantha. (January 0001). Comparison of a Traditional Teaching Model to the SCALE-UP Teaching Model in Undergraduate Biology: A Mixed Method Study (Master's Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship. (http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5082.)

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    Mears, Samantha. Comparison of a Traditional Teaching Model to the SCALE-UP Teaching Model in Undergraduate Biology: A Mixed Method Study. Master's Thesis. East Carolina University, January 0001. The Scholarship. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5082. April 19, 2021.
    Chicago:
    Mears, Samantha, “Comparison of a Traditional Teaching Model to the SCALE-UP Teaching Model in Undergraduate Biology: A Mixed Method Study” (Master's Thesis., East Carolina University, January 0001).
    AMA:
    Mears, Samantha. Comparison of a Traditional Teaching Model to the SCALE-UP Teaching Model in Undergraduate Biology: A Mixed Method Study [Master's Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University; January 0001.
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    East Carolina University

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