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passive learning

passive learning noun: a method of learning and instruction that involves the one-sided transmission of information from instructor to student, where learners absorb knowledge without active engagement or feedback.

Noun

passive learning (uncountable)

  1. A method of learning and instruction that involves the one-sided transmission of information from instructor to student, where learners absorb knowledge without active engagement or feedback.

Questions about passive learning

What does passive learning mean?
Passive learning means a method of learning and instruction that involves the one-sided transmission of information from instructor to student, where learners absorb knowledge without active engagement or feedback.
What part of speech is passive learning?
Passive learning is a noun.

Words near passive learning in the dictionary

  1. passive income
  2. passive incomes
  3. passive investor
  4. passive investors
  5. passive iron
  6. passive learning
  7. passive matrices
  8. passive matrix
  9. passive matrixes
  10. passive participle
  11. passive participles

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