Do not Lose Your Students in Large Lectures: A Five-Step Paper-Based Model to Foster Students' Participation.

Area of Science:

• Pharmacy Education
• Higher Education Pedagogy

Background:

• Public pharmacy colleges in Egypt face increasing enrollment due to population growth.
• Large lectures are common due to economic and logistical constraints, but limit student engagement.
• Traditional large lectures foster passive learning, questioning their educational effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce a feasible 5-step paper-based model for active learning in large lectures.
• To mitigate the negative impacts of passive learning in large educational settings.
• To enhance student participation and learning outcomes in resource-constrained environments.

Main Methods:

• Development of a 5-step paper-based model.
• Application of the model in large lecture settings.
• Brief presentation of model components, advantages, limitations, and solutions.

Main Results:

• The model transforms passive lectures into active learning environments.
• It is suitable for financially constrained institutions but applicable universally.
• The impact on student engagement and learning is under investigation.

Conclusions:

• A practical paper-based model can enhance active learning in large lectures.
• This approach is particularly beneficial for developing countries with limited resources.
• Further research is ongoing to quantify the model's impact on student outcomes.