Number of explainers and learners
This page classifies learning situations by the number of explainers (e.g. teachers) and number of learners (e.g. students) present.
Number of explainers | Number of learners | Relation | Examples |
---|---|---|---|
one | many | classroom learning, textbook, blog post explaining an idea | |
many | many | classroom with multiple teachers | |
one | one | one-on-one tutoring | |
one | many | explainer is one of the learners | a group of students studying together and one of them is explaining something |
one | one | explainer is the learner | self-studying |
many | one | parents explaining something to a child | |
many | many | each explainer is also a learner | a mutual exchange of information in a conversation |