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Active and Passive Learning

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these are active learning strategies?

a)

encountering new information and ideas, e.g., by watching videos or reading PDFs in advance, or from a short presentation you give using Zoom’s

b)

engaging with information and ideas, e.g., through discussions with their peers and documenting their conversations

c)

reflecting on their learning, e.g., by spending the last five minutes of the online class session engaging in reflective writing and sharing their thoughts

d)

using polls to invite opinions; e.g. using SurveyMaker or polls on Zoom

e)

all of the above

2.

Which of these are passive learning strategies?

a)

lack of feedback: the learner receives no feedback.

b)

Information is told and shown rather than learned through discovery or exploration. Communication is one-way from teacher to student.

c)

The teacher remains the center of attention with students observing the teacher.

d)

Modeled instruction- a form of teaching that involves a teacher or expert showing the steps involved in how to do something.

e)

all of the above

3.

Active learning requires students to (choose all the options that match)

a)

think

b)

discuss

c)

challenge

d)

analyse information

4.

Passive learning requires learners to (choose all the options that match)

a)

absorb

b)

assimilate

c)

translate information

5.

Choose all the statements that are correct.

a)

Active learning encourages conversation and debate

b)

Passive learning encourages active listening and paying attention to detail

c)

Active learning is considered to activate higher-order thinking

d)

Passive learning just helps students to retain.

e)

Active learning involves silently listening to the teacher

6.

Active learning is learner-centered and passive learning is teacher centered.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Passive learning will give students the opportunity to challenge pre-conceived notions and biases

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Passive learning requires learners to observe, communicate and use critical thinking skills.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

An active learner may not always get the opportunity to confront an idea, but they can still recognize a difference between what they believe and what is presented.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Learners in a passive setting are not frequently encouraged to challenge ideas

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In a “traditional, teacher-centered” classroom, the teacher is at the front of the classroom talking and the students are listening. But if the students are actively learning, then the teacher will pause and allow for the students to discuss what he/she is trying to present.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Active learning is one of engaged inquiry, where the teacher is not assumed to be a master of the subject but rather plays the role of a co-learner.

a)

True

b)

False