Active Teaching And Learning Versus Traditional Lecturing In Electrical And Computer Engineering Courses

Colleges and universities are developing all kinds of innovative instructional technologies into the various aspects of their teaching environment. Sometimes, it is hard to distinguish the effectiveness of these innovative technologies from traditional ones. This paper compares student test scores and evaluation feedback using traditional instructional technology alone with those who received active teaching and learning on the same course. Detailed method of active teaching and learning is introduced. A study was carried out to prove the effectiveness of the active teaching and learning approach.