 Excellent
teaching –is the single most
significant factor impacting on learners’
academic performance and personal
growth that a school can influence.
 Some powerful practices and
approaches help learners fulfill their
potential and prepare some for modern
life.
Active learning is a process that has
student learning at its centre.
Active learning focuses on how students
learn, not just on what they learn.
 Students are encouraged to ‘think
hard’, rather than passively receive
information from the teacher.
With active learning, learners play an
important part in their own learning
process.
What is the theory behind active learning?
Transcribing
Processing
Accepting
Appraising
Unwilling
Collaborating
to
discuss ideas
Recalling
Being right
Passive learning is:
Applying
Willing
to
make mistakes
Active learning is:
Active
learning helps students
to become 'lifelong learners‘
Active learning encourages
success
Active learning is engaging and
intellectually exciting
Some common misconceptions
about active learning
An active learning checklist
What do the students in my class need to
learn?
How will the task that I have chosen help
my students to learn?
How am I using questioning?
If I need to focus on content, can I
encourage the development of a skill at the
same time?
How will I present the task to the students?
How will I know that every child in my class
has learned something?