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A Deep Dive into Student-centered Learning and Competency-based EducationRemarks prepared for Education Writer’s Association 67th Annual ConferenceMay 20, 2014
NATIONAL AND STATE TRENDS IN STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING AND COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION
There have been certain rather well-defined trends in the last quarter- century…. First, the curriculum wassubject-matter-centered; then it became teacher-centered; and now it is student-centered.
- WJ Haggerty, The School Review
1938
A wide variety of discussion methods is described by the adjectives "student-centered," "nondirective," "group-centered," or “democratic.”
In the late 1940s-50s these methods became almost a fad.
- WJ McKeachie, American Psychologist
1968
Much has been reported about the durability of teacher-centered instruction, sometimes called "chalk-and-talk" or "frontal teaching," even in the face of determined efforts to move classroom practices toward student-centered approaches.
- L Cuban, Educational Researcher
1990
What’s new today?
Improved research on learning & motivation
New technologiesNew economic realitiesPolitical will & momentum
Much more clarity as to what’s meant by“student-centered”
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TOWARDS STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACHES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
1. Personalized Learning• (Next Gen. Learning, Customized learning, tech-enhanced learning)
2. Competency-based Learning• (Proficiency-based Learning, Mastery-based Learning)
3.Anytime, Anywhere Learning• (Blended learning, Project-based Learning)
4. Student owned
learning
STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING: 4 TENETS
Deeper Learning•(21st C Skills & Dispositions, Common Core PLUS, Metacognitive Learning Skills)
Skills, dispositions,
and knowledge to
succeed in college,
career, and civic life
• Master core academic content• Think critically and solve
complex problems • Work collaboratively• Communicate effectively• Learn how to learn• Develop academic mindsets
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WHAT’S IN A NAME
And what about…
Portfolios (process or final) Exhibitions
Internships
STEM/STEAM/CTE courses & pathways
Advisory/Primary person/Learning coach
Individualized (or personal) education plans
Universal design for learning1. Personalized Learning• (Next Gen. Learning, Customized learning, tech-enhanced learning)
2. Competency-based Learning• (Proficiency-based Learning, Mastery-based Learning)
3.Anytime, Anywhere Learning• (Blended learning, Project-based Learning)
4. Student owned
learning
Capstone projects
Customized technology
Dual-enrollment (or early college)
Performance-based assessment
8
WHAT’S IN A NAME
And what about…
1. Personalized Learning• (Next Gen. Learning, Customized learning, tech-enhanced learning)
2. Competency-based Learning• (Proficiency-based Learning, Mastery-based Learning)
3.Anytime, Anywhere Learning• (Blended learning, Project-based Learning)
4. Student owned
learning
Portfolios (process or final) Exhibitions
Internships
STEM/STEAM/CTE courses & pathways
Advisory/Primary person/Learning coach
Individualized (or personal) education plans
Universal design for learning
Capstone projects
Customized technology
Dual-enrollment (or early college)
Performance-based assessment
“TOOLS IN SERVICE
OF…”
• Portfolios (process or capstone)
• Exhibitions
• Internships
• STEM/STEAM/CTE courses & pathways
• Advisory/Primary person/Learning coach
• Individualized (or personal) learning plans
• Universal design for learning
• Customized-technology
• Dual-enrollment (or early college)
• Performance-based assessment
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