Engaged pedagogy: An Innovative method to Teach Physics

Abstract: Most science classes and in particular Physics are delivered through traditional teaching methods. More specifically, in the traditional stand-and-deliver lecture, the information was transmitted unilaterally from the teacher to the student and hence the students are only passive participants. Recent studies revealed that traditional lectures are inefficient and even more do not help students understand key concepts or develop critical thinking skills. Mazur described the traditional lecture as the illusion of teaching for teachers, and the illusion of learning for learners. However, one of the approaches that can support students to study Physics more efficiently as well as develop critical and quantitative thinking skills is Engaged pedagogy. Engaged pedagogy, as a novel interactive teaching method and as well as a vector of success in teaching and learning Physics, is discussed in this paper. Additionally, the impact of technology on the proposed teaching pathway is presented.