a free-to-share educational resource designed and presented by stephen nalder
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A free-to-share educational resource
designed and presented by Stephen Nalder.
What is Student Centred Learning (SCL)? knowledge is constructed by students and that the
instructor is a facilitator of learning rather than a presenter of information
an approach to education focusing on the needs of the students, rather than those of others involved in the educational process
focuses on each student's interests, abilities, and learning styles
acknowledges student voice as central to the learning experience
places the teacher as a facilitator of learning requires students to be active, responsible
participants in their own learning
What is the role of the teacher? Teacher-directed Instruction Students work to achieve curricular objectives in
order to become critical thinkers Students complete activities designed by the
teacher to achieve academic success Students respond to positive expectations set by
the teacher as they progress through activities Students are given extrinsic motivators like
grades and rewards which motivates children to internalize information and objectively demonstrates their understanding of concepts
Student work is evaluated by the teacher
How to use SCL as an educator focus on the students’ learning and ‘what
students do to achieve this, rather than what the teacher does’. This definition emphasizes the concept of the student ‘doing’
rely on active rather than passive learning focus on deep learning and understanding build interdependence between teacher
and learner increase responsibility and accountability
on the part of the student
What the learners gain the more actively involved students are in their
own learning, the more they are likely to remember what they learn
involvement and participation are necessary for learning
they have full responsibility for her/his learning relationship between learners is more equal,
promoting growth, development learner experiences confluence in his education
(affective and cognitive domains flow together) learner sees themselves differently as a result of
the learning experience
Examples of effective SCL in the classroom give a detailed lesson plan to your students and
have them complete it in groups ask don’t tell: always try to elicit information, ideas,
and answers from the students allowing for more peer assessment have students keep journals of the learning and
have them swap journals to critique each others encourage learners to think critically and develop
problem-solving skills through more creative tasks and group work
debate in class, teacher playing the devil’s advocate
When students are involved in what they are learning and how they learn it, they develop a desire to learn.
The information we teach is only a small part of the educational process. The process itself has great consequences for the future of those involved. We are key in developing the way our students process information.