"The mentee or protégé has gone from being a passive learner — where the mentoring is done to you as you sit at the foot of the master — to an active learner who directs the process," Ms. Zachary says.
Because expectations for you are high and your time is precious, you must be an active learner.
Student's role (the students' involvement in the development of the course as an active learner and builder of knowledge or as a passive learner and recipient of knowledge) .
Of particular contemporary interest is the evolution that has occurred of the progressive idea that each student is an active learner who is pursuing his or her own individual educational path.
"There is a lot of research around the area of being an active learner and being a healthy adult, particularly in the area around mental health issues... adult learning can help people to get on with their lives after trauma, for example.
For example, Sarah said she was an active learner both in English class and at school since she reported: "When I'm so active in the class and I raise my hand voluntary for answering questions, my classmates suppose that I'm flattering!" Consequently, Sara indicated that she was afraid of her classmates' negative judgments; however, based on our observations, she could overcome her anxiety.
Nevertheless, an active learner would be more likely to be an enthusiastic teacher.
We also instructed students to work toward being an active learner (i.e., taking notes while reading their textbook, drawing models of concepts, and creating questions).
Furthermore, by transitioning from being a passive learner (in phases 1 and 2) to an active learner (in phase 3), students developed these research capabilities through the construction of their own knowledge derived from interactions amongst themselves, the context of their project and what they have previously learnt.
