Peer instruction is a powerful, evidence-based instructional strategy that supports active learning in all sizes of classes. Typically in peer instruction, every 15-20 minutes,
- the instructor poses a conceptually challenging, multiple choice question
- students think about the question on their own and vote for one of the choices using some kind of audience response tool
- students turn to their neighbors and discuss the question and their answers
- students may vote a second time, depending on the nature of the question
- the instructor leads a class-wide discussion where students share their thinking, finishing with
- the instructor models expert-like thinking and confirms why the right answers are right and the wrong answers are wrong
This can take anywhere from 2 to 10 or more minutes, depending on the question, the answers, and the richness of the discussion.…
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