ACTIVE LEARNING – THE CONDITION OF OBTAINING QUANTIFIABLE SCHOOL RESULTS IN NATIONAL EVALUATION TESTS

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Our research analyses in detail significant aspects that are specific to active learning with the purpose of optimizing school performance in primary school. In this respect, the scientific approach follows the current methodological directions the main focus of the specialist’s being the interest in activation and participatory strategies. The work depicts learning aspects in the following subjects: Romanian, Mathematics and Science, following a heuristic approach, a discovery‐ and problem‐based learning, in teaching and in the acquiring of the specific content. The main focus was to observe to what degree the use of these teaching strategies can lead to obtaining superior school results that are quantifiable in National Testing.

Keywords

• active learning
• discovery‐based learning
• heuristic approach
• problem‐based learning
• national tests