Table 2.
Active Learning Strategies Currently Used in 2019 by Continuing Medical Education Units in the U.S. and Canada Using Descriptive Statistics and Krippendorff’s alpha from Survey Questions
| Active Learning Methods Utilized | Yes | No | I don’t know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case-based discussion | 99.2% (117) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (1) |
| Panel discussion | 99.2% (117) | 0.8% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Simulation exercises | 96.4% (108) | 2.7% (3) | 0.9% (1) |
| Audience Response Polling | 94.1% (111) | 3.4% (4) | 2.5% (3) |
| Small group discussion | 94.1% (111) | 5.1% (6) | 0.8% (1) |
| Large group discussion | 87.1% (101) | 6.9% (8) | 6.0% (7) |
| Self-reflection exercises | 73.3% (85) | 17.2% (20) | 9.5% (11) |
| Think-Pair-Share | 66.1% (76) | 22.6% (26) | 11.3% (13) |
| Flipped classroom | 63.6% (75) | 29.7% (35) | 6.8% (8) |
| Peer observation and feedback | 61.7% (66) | 29.0% (31) | 9.3% (10) |
| Turn and Talk | 58.9% (66) | 21.4% (24) | 19.6% (22) |
| Pause procedures during lecture | 34.0% (36) | 31.1% (33) | 34.9% (37) |
| Bulleted breaks during lecture | 17.2% (20) | 49.1% (57) | 33.6% (39) |
| One-minute paper | 7.0% (8) | 67.0% (77) | 26.1% (30) |
| Others used n = 17 | Krippendorff’s alpha | 95% CI | |
| Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||
| 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.27 | |
U.S. United States
95% CI 95% Confidence Interval
Data are represented as % (n) of respondents