1. Active Involvement
Definition
"The learner is not a 'receptacle' of knowledge, but rather creates his or her learning
actively and uniquely" (Ewell, 1997a, p.6). "This characterization of learning, of course,
is quite at odds with our dominant instructional models" (Ewell, 1997b, p. 4), such as
lecture.
Checklist of Observable Behaviors
___ 1. Participatory behavior (Ewell, 1997a, p.6): The
student is active and responsive, and engages in
activities.
___ 2. Creative thinking (Ewell, 1997a, p.6): The student
comes up with his/her own solutions/suggestions,
brings new insights to the topic, and becomes able to
relate what has been previously learned to new
contexts.
___ 3. Engaged learning (Ewell, 1997a, p.6): The student is
able to apply a learning strategy for a given learning
situation.