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

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