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Pre-Impact (T)Impact ( )

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Post-Impact (LT)

The defining characteristic of the Learner-Initiated style is thelearner's initiation, not the teacher's initiation, of the learningexperience. An individual learner initiates a request to engagein this style and to design a full learning experience making alldecisions, including the specific topic to investigate, planningand implementation decisions, and evaluation criteria. Thestudent's role is to keep the teacher informed about thedecisions made in the learning experience.

In the Learner-Initiated style, the role of the learner is toindependently initiate this behavior and make all decisions in thepre-impact, including which teaching-learning behaviors will beused in the impact, and create the criteria decisions for thepost-impact. Provided the teacher is qualified in the subject matter,the teacher's role is now to accept the learner's readiness to makemaximum decisions in the learning experience, to be supportive,and to participate according to the learner's requests.

When Learner-Initiated style is achieved, the following subjectmatter objectives are reached:

To honor the individual who:Chooses to initiate a learning experience to discover, create,and develop ideas in an area of his/her choiceChooses to initiate a multifaceted learning experienceOthers

When Learner-Initiated style is achieved, the following behavioralobjectives are reached:

Chooses to be independentChooses to challenge him/herself by assuming theresponsibilities for creating his/her learning experienceHas a need to go beyond the boundaries of the activitiespresented to the rest of the class.Others

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