Because the Active Learning strategy is a student-focused one, giving the students the methods and means to explore their learning and solve problems allows them to think more critically about how they're approaching any given topic. By collaborating and sharing ideas with their peers, they begin to understand new perspectives, potentially some that challenge their own ideologies. By solving problems that lead to many correct answers through many correct pathways, it allows them to understand that there's never just one way of accomplishing something.
