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Petress, Ken – Education, 2008
This article compares and contrasts active learning and passive learning. The author describes passive learning as being dependent on a teacher imparting what is to be learned, with little student involvement. Active learning, on the other hand, is a process where students take a dynamic and energetic role in their own education, thereby making…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learning Processes, Teachers, Students