Just-in-time teaching, often abbreviated JiTT, is a pedagogical strategy that uses feedback between classroom activities and the work students complete at home in preparation for the classroom meeting. Its goals are to increase learning during classroom time, enhance student motivation, encourage students to prepare for class, and let the instructor fine-tune classroom activities to best meet students' needs; it is distinct from the related idea of just-in-time learning, which instead focuses on connecting learners directly with the content they need at the moment they need it.
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Core ClaimJust-in-time teaching links feedback between in-class activities and preparatory work students complete at home, so the instructor can adjust the classroom session to what students actually need before it happens. 1 Classification
Education LevelUpper Secondary Education (ISCED 3) 1 Education LevelBachelor or Equivalent (ISCED 6) 1 Education LevelMaster or Equivalent (ISCED 7) 1 FAQs
When do students complete the preparation assignments in just-in-time teaching?
Online before class and usually due at least an hour ahead so the instructor can adjust the lesson.
Students complete a short pre-class assignment, usually online, based on their reading or other preparation. Most instructors make it due at least an hour before class so that they can review the answers beforehand. If the answers show students have mastered a topic, the instructor can spend less class time on it, and if they show difficulty, the instructor can address it more fully.
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1. Wikipedia: Just-in-time teaching
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph, first sentence
Just-in-time teaching (often abbreviated as JiTT) is a pedagogical strategy that uses feedback between classroom activities and work that students do at home, in preparation for the classroom meeting.
Outcomes section, sentence on the IUPUI introduction
introduced in introductory physics at IUPUI in 1996
Article text
JiTT is used primarily at the college level, although some faculty members have used it at the high school level, and in graduate and professional programs.
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