AL+Define

=One Defintion =
 * Active learning is the process of engaging students as participants in their own learning (Harmin, 1994). It is a set of instructional strategies that draw learners into active involvement with the course content and keep them involved (Harmin, 1994).


 * Active learning supports the development of a knowledge-centered learning environment with its “emphasis on sense-making--on helping students become metacognitive” a higher order think skill recommended by the National Research Council (2000, p. 137).


 *  Williams and Chinn (2009) describe how a ctive learning strategies especially those that integrate technology tools are thought to be useful when teaching “ ‘net generation’ students who have different styles and expectation.

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