I found it interesting that typically active learning techniques are missing from K-12th grade and then shocks students in their undergraduate years. It was the opposite when I was a student. Highschool was the first time we did not have annual standardized tests (as the common core exams were being implemented), and that is really where a lot of active learning methods were used, not just low-risk ones either. Most of my undergraduate classes had very little active learning methods, and most were low-risk. If standardized tests don't change, then wouldn't it force instructors and students to favor the methods that prepare them for the exams. If the tests are set in a way to demonstrate a full grasp of the topic, then active learning would become more favorable to incorporate.
