A major challenge is reaching students accustomed to passively learning. Seeler, D. C., G. H. Turnwald and K. S. Bull. The more students are involved with their education process, the more they learn. Active learning may be broadly defined as anything that involves students and causes reflection about the things they are doing. Studies of classrooms show repeatedly that nearly 90 percent of time in college classrooms is filled with teacher talk.
Students learn both passively and actively.
Active inquiry, not passive absorption, is what engages students. There is no one correct way to achieve active learning in the classroom. Within the class the teacher selects suitable active learning strategies. Such activities often take only a few minutes but may last for the entire class period. The activities may involve the students as individuals or in groups.