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Please see our copyright and disclaimer notice page. When researchers and educators talk about the former teaching method, they are referring to the concept of the student as a blank slate ready to be filled with knowledge. In other words, when students don't have a choice about which tasks to practice or the manner in which to practice them, they can lose the motivation to learn. Conversely, learning is accomplished more efficiently if students feel empowered. In an effort to discover more effective ways of teaching, researchers have identified another instructional model, one that is based on how people learn.