Let’s compare typical learning of junior high school such as teachers teach you, and the learning which required to university students such have to learn by themselves. In other words, the former is the passive learning, and the latter is the active learning.
Fig: The ratio of the passive learning and the active learning
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On the bottom axis: - junior high school : junior high school - high school : high school - post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc. : university - community : society
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Activity: - final exam : exams - club activities : club activities - post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc. selection : university selection - entrance examination : entrance examination - research : reseach - job hunting : job hunting - certification examination : qualifying examination
- In Japanese, there are two words correspond to the word student: pupil and Heian-period student of government administration . Currently the section title is direct translation but I feel it is confusing and need to refine.