Active learning-based STEM education for in-person and online learning

Cell. 2021 Mar 18;184(6):1409-1414. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.01.045.

Abstract

The COVID-19 global pandemic has forced the higher education sector to transition to an uncharted remote-learning format. This offers an opportunity to adopt active learning, which increases students' performance compared to lectures, narrows achievement gaps for underrepresented students, and promotes equity and inclusivity, as the basis of STEM education.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • Education, Distance / methods*
  • Engineering / education*
  • Humans
  • Mathematics / education*
  • Pandemics*
  • SARS-CoV-2*
  • Science / education*
  • Students
  • Technology / education*