Outline major differences between teacher- centered and student centered pedagogies

Teacher - Centred Approach:

Teacher - Centred

Teachers are active and students are passive:

• Teacher takes a directive role, designs activities for students to meet the objectives.
• Controls student interactions.
• Uses extrinsic motivators such as grades and marks.
• Uses assessments to determine grades.

Student - Centred Approach

Student - Centered

In contrast, learner-centred education is based upon the idea of an active student:

• Students are the primary planners of their learing instead of teachers.

• The teacher is viewed as a facilitator or coach who assists students

Teacher Centred

Knowledge is transmitted from teacher to students

Teacher-Centred

Student Centred

• Teachers avoid transmissions of knowledge directly.

• Students play active role in the learning process through trying :

Student-Centred

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To make idea of what they are learning by relating it to prior knowledge and by discussing it with others

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Teacher-Centred Approach

Teacher-Centred

• To cover the syllabus.

• Students exclusively listen to the teacher's talk.

• During activities, students work alone, and collaboration is discouraged.

Student-Centred Approach

Student-Centred

Student-centred learning puts students interests first:

• Acknowledging student voice as central to the learning experience.
• Cooperative learning--> a group of students work together to complete a given task.

Enhances student-to student interaction and this aids the students to seek for understanding

In Teacher-Centred

Teacher-Centred

~Quiet classroom:

• The classroom remains orderly.
• Students are quiet
• The teacher retain full control of the classroom and its activities.

In Student-Centred

Student-centred

~Noisy and busy classroom:

• The students are not bored.

• They are very curious, eager to learn, and willing to do whatever it takes to learn.

• The environment encourages students to become independent learners and ultimately to be in charge of their own education

In Teacher-Centred

Teacher-Centred

• Giving on demand assignments such as worksheets and essays must be finished in time.

• Grading every assigment and test and recording the grade.

• Exams for summative purposes.

In Student-Centred

Student-Centred

• Active learning
• Assignments for formative purposes
• Collaborative learning
• Community service learning
• Cooperative learning
• Online, asynchronous, self-directed learning
• Problem-based learning
• learning is assessed directly through papers, projects, performances, and groups.

In Teacher-Centred

Teacher-Centred

• Textbook dominated instructions.

• Listening to teacher's lectures (all focus on teacher).

• Independent learning, often in competition for grades.

In Student-Centred

Student-Centred

• Students construct knowledge by integrating new learning into what they already know.

• Learning is viewed as a thinking and social activity:

The application of discussion-oriented activities helps students deal with multiple perspectives and build a community of dignity for diverse ideas.