Active learning is better than passive learning

Active learning is better than passive learning

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Learning is a process whereby a person mostly referred to as a teacher pass on knowledge to recipients known as students. This process can take place in many ways including and not limited to lectures, video conferencing and referrals. This paper tries to show that active learning is better than passive learning.

To understand these forms of learning we take a look at each. Passive learning is a non-interactive way of passing knowledge from the teacher to the student. The student simply listens to what the teacher has to offer without questioning or contributing in any way. Active learning on the other hand is where a teacher passes on what he or she knows to the student while seeking to establish what the student also knows regarding the topic of discussion. This can be achieved by use of open ended questions (McManus, 2001). The main reason for having this topic under scrutiny is to get more light why most people go to school but still remain in the same or slightly improve the state of understanding of study areas.

In order to get in-depth insight on these two learning methods we ask the question,”what are the concentration levels in both learning methods?” Focusing on passive learning we establish that concentration levels are low among students. This is brought about by low or non-participation in the learning process. Human concentration is greatly reduced if not faced with spontaneous activities within the environment. Due to the low concentration levels students don’t grasp entirely what they are taught (Herr, 2007). They also develop a negative attitude towards such classes. On the other hand active learning has high concentration levels among students due to their participation in the learning process. Students feel the urge to own the knowledge being transmit.............