Categories with example answers

f (%)

1) Learner viewed as object of education: Learning is absorption of information; To learn is to be taught.

“Learning is opening a particular thought to a pupil.”

11 (13%)

2) Learner seen as implicitly passive: Learning is acquisition of information; A changes occurs.

“Absorbing knowledge or ability that affects actions or thinking of the individual.”

48 (54%)

3) Learner seen as implicitly active: An active verb is used to describe learning, e.g. “learning is using mental abilities”; Learning viewed as problem solving or as discovery.

“Learning is an ability to process new things…”

19 (22%)

4) Learner emphasized as being active: Learning explicitly described as an active process.

“Learning is active improving of a person’s own skills and knowledge.”

10 (11%)