Becoming an active rather than a passive student 25 Articles

by Jennifer Gibbs

How are you approaching your education? How you answer that question could say a lot about how far and how high your structured, formal education will take you. Are you in school just "to show up"? Is it more about t...read more

by Arabella Kelly

Since I'm an online, non-traditional, senior citizen student, my experience with active and passive students has been a bit different from some people's in recent years. I do recall my high school days when nobody ever hea...read more

by John McDevitt

Becoming an active rather than a passive student is easy once you understand that learning is something you do, not something that happens to you. Passive learning is an oxymoron. It won't happen. When you decide to become...read more

by Jimmy Mcgregor

Most of the time, a passive student does not even know they are passive. They usually sit toward the back of the room, talk with their friends when they should be doing work, and participate in class only when there is no...read more

by Brandon Davis

Becoming an active student requires an understanding of the responsibilities of students, teachers, and parents. The younger the student, the more dependant that student is on external motivation, but as students age they ...read more

by Monika Ginotra

All students can't be the same. So if some student is more active than other due to the natural abilities is quite obvious. But beside the nature, the environmental factors are playing a very important role as well. So we ...read more

by Jason Zeglihr

The student arrives at the classroom door, shuffles aimlessly towards a seat at the back of the room, and carelessly tosses his materials onto the desk. He slouches down in his seat, looking sullen and uninspired. Havi...read more

by Tenebris

Passion is what makes us active students, now and always. Passion makes us determined to grasp a new concept. Passion keeps us always reading just that little bit ahead. Passion drives us to the library and the Intern...read more

by Todd Hicks

Are you a player or a spectator? Are you content with just watching everything and having everything done for you or do you want to participate and get the most out of life? If you want to get the most out of life, you ...read more

by Mark Murphy

Becoming an active student has a lot of advantages, but can be difficult to achieve. Having a passion for the subject at hand always makes this easier. You can throw yourself into the class because it interests you. You mi...read more

by Leigh Sanders

There are a few key steps that will serve you in good stead to becoming an active, rather than a passive, student, no matter your level of education. 1) Discover what your passion is. Whatever it is that you enjoy mos...read more

by E.M.Robinson

Active students have a huge advantage over passive students. Active students are out in the lead because the active learner learns how he or she learns best and that knowledge transfers to greater success in any field of ...read more

by Melissa Spirup

To become an active student use the six letters of the word "active" as an acronym. A-Ask questions. Formulating a question requires your brain to assimilate new information. C-Complete and Conquer. At least complete t...read more

by Alicia M Prater PhD

I was a passive student. I went to school, did the minimum of what I had to do, and didn't worry about the rest. Sometimes I did extra credit, but only if it was challenging or interesting. I was a good student, A's up int...read more

by Sagebomb

There are three kinds of students. Passive students, active student, and any between, though in reality we all sit somewhere between. Being a passive student is not always bad. The more interested you are in a subject t...read more

by Krystle Hernandez

Are you a passive student? Or, are you an active student? You may be wondering what the difference is between a passive and an active student. You know the kid in the back row who does the bare minimum, rarely asks quest...read more

by Raven Lebeau

To become an active learner is to arm oneself against incompetent instructors, tedious texts, and soporific subjects. When you take charge of your own education, you can conquer any topic regardless of how much you enjoy ...read more

by MJ Suttor

"Anybody? Anybody?" The monotone teacher's voice reaches out to the students. They slump in their desks, cover their faces, and do absolutely anything as to not make direct eye contact with the teacher. If this reson...read more

by Jackie Curtis

While active learning may come naturally to some students, many students must master the art of becoming active learners. Passivity in the learning process leaves little opportunity for many students to reach maximum pote...read more

by Emily Wickersham

Teachers are constantly under attack when their students fail to achieve at a satisfactory level, but parents and students are seldom held responsible for their own contributions to the problem. Too many students gr...read more