Better attention, better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged, as opposed to just taking down passive notes.

主动参与，集中注意，更好地理解材料，而不是被动做笔记。

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His idea was that children are active thinkers; they're trying to figure out the world.

皮亚杰认为,儿童是主动思考者,他们试图去理解世界

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