The trend in educational thought to make learning more meaningful by avoiding teacher- centered approaches to learning, such as lectures, and bringing about more learner-centered approaches through implementation of the activity concept including field trip experiences and hands-on experiences.
The significance, value, or representation conveyed by an act, activity, or daily occupation. In occupational health theory, activities or daily occupations are more than acts. They represent an expression of the individual and often have purposes of symbolic significance in the life of the doer.