The manner in which information is directed and
conveyed to students may affect the students’ ability to
think critically. Duron et al. (2006) pointed out that the
lecture format of learning a popular approach in higher
education may not encourage active learning of critical
thinking on the part of students. For students to think
critically and learn actively, teachers must give up the
perception that students cannot learn unless a teacher
covers it. However, many teachers still perceive that
students need to be taught before they can learn (Choy,
2003). Teachers should also be flexible and show
students that there is often more than one solution to a
problem (Black, 2005). Therefore, it is important to
consider the influence of teacher perceptions of how
students learn.