Educational Technology and Active Learning

Abstract

Active learning is attracting attention as a form of learning that is well suited to today’s rapid societal changes. This paper summarizes the history of active learning, defines related terminology, and then considers relevant educational methods and the process of their acceptance in Japan. It also reviews trends in research on active learning submitted to the proceedings of the Japan Society for Educational Technology over the past 10 years and shows that such research has been conducted across the four domains of courses, evaluation, environments, and support. It discusses future prospects for active learning based on the issues with such existing research.