| Article ID: | iaor1999504 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 104 |
| End Page Number: | 110 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1998 |
| Journal: | Interfaces |
| Authors: | Liebman Judith S. |
Instructors increase their students' understanding and retention of knowledge by creating more opportunities for active learning. According to cognitive psychologists, instructors should design learning activities according to the type and difficulty of the specific knowledge to be learned. Ten cognitive strategies, related to three types of knowledge, can be used to generate active learning.