As a guide or advocate in the classroom, professors more actively engage students in the learning process and capture their interest. Students' performance expectations of themselves are also impacted based on the learning environment created by instructors and the classification of the student. Instructors will learn the best way to complement the learning experiences of traditional vs. non-traditional students and graduate vs. undergraduate students. The importance of the study centers on how the current tech-savvy student learns best and what teaching methods instructors should consider in order to be optimally effective.