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The Use of Heterogeneity to Improve the Learning Process of Large Groups of Students

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Luis Fernández-Gutiérrezdelalamo,

David Bolonio,

Miguel Izquierdo-Díaz,

Fernando Barrio-Parra,

Luis Felipe Mazadiego,

Ángel Fidalgo-BlancoAuthors Info & Claims

TEEM'18: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality

Pages 794 - 798

https://doi.org/10.1145/3284179.3284297

Published: 24 October 2018 Publication History

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Students start university with a high heterogeneity, both in knowledge and abilities to cope with the different subjects. Traditional teaching methods are based on unidirectional transmission of knowledge, from teachers to students, causing problems when the aforementioned heterogeneity is high. Some new methods try to homogenize the students before the start of the course. As an innovative approach, this study tries to use the heterogeneity to improve the final learning. Continuous assessment, collective intelligence and the use of web 2.0 have been applied to encourage collaboration and horizontal share of knowledge. Results show how the mixture of students with different knowledge or abilities can be effective, probably because of motivational forces that initiate in the doubts of low level students and in the incentive of high level students to teach and share their knowledge.

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Arévalo-Lomas LSánchez-Canales MIzquierdo-Díaz MBiosca BBolonio DBarrio-Parra FCastells BAmez ISánchez-Palencia YFernandez-GutierrezdelAlamo L(2022)Error-Controlled Exercise Training and Its Impact on LearningTrends on Active Learning Methods and Emerging Learning Technologies10.1007/978-981-19-7431-1_9(145-165)Online publication date: 2-Dec-2022
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7431-1_9

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TEEM'18: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality

October 2018

1072 pages

ISBN:9781450365185

DOI:10.1145/3284179

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Francisco José García-Peñalvo
University of Salamanca

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Arévalo-Lomas LSánchez-Canales MIzquierdo-Díaz MBiosca BBolonio DBarrio-Parra FCastells BAmez ISánchez-Palencia YFernandez-GutierrezdelAlamo L(2022)Error-Controlled Exercise Training and Its Impact on LearningTrends on Active Learning Methods and Emerging Learning Technologies10.1007/978-981-19-7431-1_9(145-165)Online publication date: 2-Dec-2022
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