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The Irrational Mind | With Kristen Berman cover image

How Does Duolingo Get Us To Learn a Language?

The Irrational Mind | With Kristen Berman

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Active Learning and Passive Learning

In learning science, what jem is talking about is called active and passive learning. Active learning feels difficult because you're actually making mistakes. Passive learning is more like listening to a lecture. You think the lessons are fun, but because you're not engaging with the content that much, you're likely to learn less. The duonlygo plus, users are paying their way out of active learning and by more passive learning. And i get it. It's not fun to be wrong.

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