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Is service learning making the grade?
Abstract
Studies that have examined the effect of service learning on academic learning have produced equivocal findings, feeding the reluctance of some teachers to change their customary instructional methods. This article presents the methods and findings of a classroom study in motor development that tested the robustness of service learning. Specifically, did the use of service learning or traditional "hands-on" activities as the instructional method in a concurrent laboratory result in better grades for students in lecture?
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Instructional Methods Influence Student Learning
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