The phrase "attentive pupils" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe students who are focused and engaged in their learning process.
Example: "The teacher was pleased to see that her attentive pupils were actively participating in the discussion."
Alternatives: "engaged students" or "focused learners".
I peeked in a window of a monastery, expecting to see attentive pupils, but instead caught this Buddhist technophile, framed in perfect Rembrandt-esque lighting.
He became one of the most determined and attentive pupils at Big Creek High School, tackling algebra and calculus with a tenacity he had previously shown only in his unsuccessful wooing of a girl called Dorothy Plunk.
Mr. Blandi conceded that the classes, which are more like private lessons because each student is paired with a stylist, might be bad for business if too many attentive pupils pick up too many skills.
The bookish Mr Marcus became an attentive pupil of the masters, particularly Balenciaga, the Spaniard who was himself the mentor of many famous designers.
A few years ago, Miriam Phillips, a C.M.A. teaching a one-day Laban workshop for a dance class at Stanford, noticed a particularly attentive pupil.
Aside from the album's lyrical themes, its production and musicianship were widely praised, Schaffner noting: "Surely Phil Spector never had a more attentive pupil".
It is difficult enough to keep pupils attentive, let alone engage them in a topical discussion when the weekend beckons.
In all regions polled, children are clearly aware of the need for a mutually respectful and attentive relationship between teacher and pupil.
The pupils are scrupulously well-behaved; attentive and eager in class, quiet outside it.
The mood is attentive, the walls festooned with quotes enjoining pupils to aim high.The school, set up in 2007, is run by ARK, one of the charities, regulated by the government, that are reshaping English education.
Scratch a teacher or an administrator (or a parent), and you often hear that it is impossible to get the best teachers without paying big salaries; that teachers in, say, Singapore have high status because of Confucian values; or that Asian pupils are well behaved and attentive for cultural reasons.
