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%) |