Intro

CENTER OF THE LEARNING PROCESS.

• Inverting the traditional teacher- centered understanding of the learning process and putting students at the

• This places a learner, rather than the instructor, in the driver’s seat.

• LCT shifts the focus of activity from the teacher to the learners

WHAT THE LEARNERS DO, WHAT THE TEACHER DOES

Emphasizes ____________ as against _______________

Learner- centered teaching

• It focuses on skills and practices in a lifelong learning, creative thinking, and independent problem- solving.

• It insist the learners to actively construct their own knowledge.

Teacher-Centered

Knowledge

Transmitted from Instruction

Teacher-Centered

Student-Participation

Passive

Teacher-Centered

Role of Lecturer

Leader/Authority

Teacher-Centered

Role of Assessment

Few tests, Mainly for grading

Teacher-Centered

Emphasis

Learning Correct Answer

Teacher-Centered

Assessment Method

One-dimensional Testing

Teacher-Centered

Academic Culture

Competitive, Individualistic

Teacher-Centered

Knowledge

Constructed by students

Teacher-Centered

Student-Participation

Active

Teacher-Centered

Role of Lecturer

Facilitator/Partner in Learning

Teacher-Centered

Role of Assessment

Many tests, for ongoing feedback

Teacher-Centered

Emphasis

Developing deeper Understanding

Teacher-Centered

Assessment Method

Multidimensional Teaching

Teacher-Centered

Academic Culture

Collaborative, Supportive