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Scholarship March 29, 2017

Are College Lectures Unfair?

The Wabash Center

Author
Paul, Annie Murphy
Publisher
The New York Times, New York, NY, September 12,
Short, accessible, review of several recent studies showing that lectures are a pedagogical technique that “favor some people while discriminating against others, including women, minorities and low-income and first-generation college students.” All the more reason for adopting active learning strategies that have proved to be more effective for ALL learners.