Table 4 Level of specificity of educational innovations
From: Characteristics of well-propagated teaching innovations in undergraduate STEM
Specificity | Description |
|---|---|
General | A movement or broad theoretical term in education literature with many possible implementations (e.g. metacognition, active learning) |
Recognizable | The innovation has a name which is associated with a set of teaching practices, but has no central leadership (e.g. flipped classroom, think-pair-share) |
Branded | The innovation name is associated with a set of teaching practices and has central leadership (e.g. PhET Simulations, Peer Instruction) |