1 Theme: According to Baldick, a theme may be defined as âa salient abstract idea that emerges from a literary workâs treatment of its subject-matter; or a topic recurring in a number or literary worksâ (Baldick 258). 2  Themes in literature tend to differ depending on author, time period, genre, style, purpose, etc.
Active Learning. Active learning is any activity that allows students to engage the course materials during instruction so that the teacher and the student can ascertain the students' mastery of the materials and adjust the instruction to facilitate further learning.
Informative learning conceptions (Saljo 1979). 1  Learning as a quantitative increase in knowledge. 2  Learning is acquiring information or âknowing a lotâ. 3  Learning as memorizing. 4  Learning as acquiring facts, skills and methods that can be retained and used as necessary. 5  Learning as making sense or abstracting meaning. 6  Learning as interpreting and ...