The Nature of Classroom Teaching Must Urgently Change, Say Academics

The current style of passive classroom learning is failing students because it isn’t engaging enough, according to university researchers.

Two boys leaving school at home time in Albany, Western Australia, on Aug. 28, 2023. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

Australian teachers aren’t doing enough to sufficiently engage students in classroom learning, according to university researchers.

A research paper conducted by the University of South Australia in conjunction with Flinders University and the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education revealed that less than a third of teachers are engaging students in complex learning, hindering problem solving and critical thinking abilities.