STUDENTCENTRED INSTRUCTION Your presenter is Delores Mc Farlane

STUDENT-CENTRED INSTRUCTION Your presenter is Delores Mc. Farlane

STUDENT-CENTRED: Instruction that works video

CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENT-CENTRED INSTRUCTION • The focus is on learning rather than teaching. • Learners are asked to do worthwhile activities. • Learners are actively engaged and receive feedback. • Learners integrate knowledge and skills.

ROLE OF THE TEACHER • Requires teachers to carefully plan learning opportunities to expand learners’ knowledge and skills. I’m not a teacher, I’m only a fellow traveller of whom you asked the way, My role is to point out the scenic attraction and decide where the path leads. (Anonymous) • Requires teachers to be facilitators of learning rather than the vehicle to transmit knowledge.

LEARNER-CENTRED STRATEGIES Fish Bowl Think Pair Share Jigsaw Requires teachers to use a variety of teaching methods to facilitate the learning process. Gallery Walk Round Table KWL

ASSESSMENT IN STUDENT- CENTRED INSTRUCTION Desired learning is assessed directly through papers, projects, oral presentations, performances, portfolios and the like.

CONCLUSION • Students are the focus of the learning process • Teacher considers the views and needs of students • Make students feel included • Students take responsibility for their own learning