PIRSA:10110081

Confessions of a Converted Lecturer

Mazur, E. (2010). Confessions of a Converted Lecturer. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/10110081

Mazur, Eric. Confessions of a Converted Lecturer. Perimeter Institute, Dec. 01, 2010, https://pirsa.org/10110081 

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            language = {en},
            title = {Confessions of a Converted Lecturer},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2010},
            month = {dec},
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Eric Mazur Harvard University

Abstract

I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material. Who was to blame? The students? The material? I will explain how I came to the agonizing conclusion that the culprit was neither of these. It was my teaching that caused students to fail! I will show how I have adjusted my approach to teaching and how it has improved my students' performance significantly.