WEEK 5

Teacher Centered vs Student Centered

Differentiate between Teacher Centered vs Student Centered learning strategies.

Teacher centered strategies

Student centered learning strategies

-When education is teacher-centered, the classroom remains orderly. Students are quiet, and the teacher retains full control of the classroom and its activities.– Because the teacher directs all classroom activities, they don’t have to worry that students will miss an important topic.

-Students are more interested in learning activities when they can interact with one another and participate actively.– Students learn important communicative and collaborative skills through group work.

Use table to compare and contrast the advantages and limitations of:-

method	advantages	limitation
Discussion	1. Learns problem solving method (groups) 2. Opportunity to apply principles, concepts & theories 3. Clarifies information & concepts 4. Assists to evaluate beliefs positions (professional, societal or ethical issues) change in attitudes & values.	Takes a lot of time One person or few participants (monopolies) and Gathering of uninformed opinions
Cooperative learning	1. Promotes critical thinking 2.Enhances social skill 3.Helps address learning needs & learning styles 4.Members learn to function as a team.	Does not cover all content and topics in syllabus
games	create environment experimental learning	create a series of developmental challengers for the learners
simulations	developing self- confident among student and teacher	Attempts to portray the real situation in a simple way which is in general.
discovery	1. Enables and encourages student to find the answer for themselves.2.Develop a deeper understanding of the content through active involvement with it.	Allows for the discovery of “incorrect” or unintended information
Problem solving	Help student understand the need for generalization. Student must recognize that problem solution is generally unique and that no single answer works for all problems.	limit of the amount of content covered, can be time-consuming.