transformational models

I woke up today with a thought - over the past 4 years, I have been researching education transformational models and have tailored it to fit where we are at (Traditional, Transitional, Transformational - it's always changing and more in depth that this). There are noted benchmarks along the way that indicative in each phase.

The thing I thought about however, was that there isn't one for students. Maybe there isn't a need, but from my observation and work with students, some have been institutionalized to the point that they are quite comfortable with winning in the current system.

There needs to be a shift in thinking for students as well, we lead, they follow, they lead, we follow.

One of the indicators of transitional phase is that the teacher identifies him or herself as a learner within the context of the classroom. Do students really identify themselves as learners - where it's ok to make mistakes and then grow from them? or just receivers of information that they have to deliver back in the proper format?

What are the indicators that our students are moving from traditional learners to transformational learners?