student centered learning
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STUDENT CENTERED APPROACH
By Fabiola Cabello RBy Fabiola Cabello R.
BELIEFS ABOUT
LEARNING
Students learn in different ways
BELIEFS ABOUT
LEARNING
Learning is an Learning is an active dynamic active dynamic processprocess
BELIEFS ABOUT
LEARNING
Students respond well when they are involved
BELIEFS ABOUT
LEARNING
Ss learn with guidance, not prescriptions
BELIEFS ABOUT
LEARNING
Knowledge is internal;Ss build it
By the end of this workshop we will all be able to provide the answers to the questions previously raised
WORK IN PAIRS:
Watch the demo classes and take notes of the characteristics of each one.
Discuss the insights with your peers
COMPARE THIS PICTURE TO THE COMPARE THIS PICTURE TO THE TWO CLASSES YOU HAVE JUST WATCHEDTWO CLASSES YOU HAVE JUST WATCHED
DISCUSS IN PAIRSDISCUSS IN PAIRS::
In your class…
Who produces more?
You, as a teacher or…. your students?
OLD TRADITIONAL OLD TRADITIONAL APPROACH:APPROACH:
Most class time is spent with the teacher lecturing and the students watching and listening.
Students work individually on assignments, and cooperation is discouraged.
Activities have no meaningful purpose.
WE CAN GET THIS RESULT:
Or… maybe this one!Or… maybe this one!
Student-centered methods shift the focus of activities from the teacher to the learners.
KEY WORDS:
Active learning Active learning
solve problems
formulate questions of their own
answer questions
discusS debate
brainstorm
explain
create
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF A STUDENT CENTERED OF A STUDENT CENTERED
CLASSCLASS
Ss are active doers: Ss are active doers:
Teachers are organizers:Teachers are organizers:
Ss own 80% of the lesson
Little time on TTT (20% of the lesson)
AA Checklist Checklist we should meet in order to achieve a
SCL:When thinking about activities
and tasks to include in our
LPs…
AA Checklist Checklist for meeting a SCL: The activity The activity or task must contain…or task must contain…
PredictionSelf-discovery
Lesson involvementKnowledge applicationVaried Ss’ interaction
patterns
WE CAN achieve this checklist WE CAN achieve this checklist through different kinds of through different kinds of activities:activities:
GAMES/SONGS WITH LEARNING VALUE
GAMES/SONGS WITH LEARNING VALUE
TASKSTASKS ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
WITH VARIED INTERACTION PATTERNS
WITH VARIED INTERACTION PATTERNS
”All of the tasks and All of the tasks and activities that activities that
teachers teachers prepare must prepare must
facilitate facilitate a positive and a positive and
effective learning effective learning environment.environment.”
KEEP IN MIND KEEP IN MIND ……
“ PRESENT A SC ACTIVITY:PRESENT A SC ACTIVITY: Using a page of your book
demonstrate a SC activity. Take into consideration the checklist
and characteristics mentioned: Prediction
Self-discovery Lesson involvement
Knowledge application Varied Ss’ interaction patterns
NOW WE ARE STUDENTSNOW WE ARE STUDENTS
S1S1
S2S2
S3S3
TCL vs. SCLTCL vs. SCL
ANALYSIS AND REFLECTION:
Work with your partner and make a list of conclusions based on the answer to the questions disccussed at the beginning:How can we find out the different ways
our students learn? How can we get our students engage in
learning?How can we involve SS?How can SS be encouraged to try things
out and discover?What’s the teacher’s role?
Students can work in small groups, at school
/ home have access to more materials are directly involved in what they
study take ownership of their learning are more motivated and committed
Teachers act as facilitators / guides help ss to work out learning
strategies develop ss’ research ability
Benefits of SCL
A good teacher is A good teacher is one who makes one who makes himself himself progressively progressively unnecessary. unnecessary. ~Thomas Carruthers ~Thomas Carruthers
REFERENCES:REFERENCES: http://ehlt.fliners.edu.au/education/DLiT/2002/
environs/scott/stucteac.htm http://shambles.net/pages/staff/EAL_ESL/ http://www.2vobs.at/methods/communicative
_language_teaching