- ASIA EDUCATION REVIEW - NOVEMBER 20239Active learning will encourage students to discover facts themselves so they genuinely believe and understand the reasons why something is true or accurateIncreased Learner EmpowermentEmpowerment in the academic setting is the approach and practice of supporting learners to become able to shape their learning and study for a sustainable future. So, learner empowerment is giving more autonomy and ownership for the learners in their learning in the instructional process and ultimately produces an intrinsic desire to learn. Learners become effective in their learning when they are empowered. Learners should be empowered for every activity in the instructional process. When learners are empowered, they become motivated, work harder, and strive for a better performance.The active learning process also invites learners to assess their own and others' work, which means self- and peer assessments are the dominant assessment methods in the empowerment of students. Self- and peer assessments are being increasingly used in higher education to help students learn more efficiently. Assessment can provide feedback to the instructor themselves to improve their instructional process and to check how the learning is going on.Wrapping UpActive learning is evolving as one of the best approaches to learning and teaching. It is a broad term that describes many different forms of learning, including play-based, collaborative and inquiry based.This constructive based approach to learning will emphasize the importance of learning through experience rather than absorbing facts verbatim from the teacher. In the future, It will encourage students to discover facts themselves so they genuinely believe and understand the reasons why something is `true' or `accurate'.
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