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This chapter presents an active-learning-based teaching model for implementation in the Methods of Teaching Computer Science (MTCS) course, which is based on the constructivist approach. This model is used in most of the offered activities in this guide. The chapter starts with motivation and rationale for using active learning in the MTCS course; then, the active-learning-based teaching model is introduced and explained, including a description of the role of the instructor of the MTCS course in the model implementation.
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A good resource on active learning, including different types of activities, can be found in http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/tutorials/active/what/index.html**
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Hazzan, O., Lapidot, T., Ragonis, N. (2014). Active Learning and Active-Learning-Based Teaching Model. In: Guide to Teaching Computer Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6630-6_2
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