Learner-Centered Education

A SHORT PRESENTATION

ON

LEARNER –CENTERED
EDUCATION
PRESENTED BY
SIVARANAJANI P
B.ED –I YEAR
 The meaning of the word – ‘Education’

The word is derived from some Latin words that mean

To nourish, to bring up, to rear, to conduct ---

The first meaning envisages that the function of education is to bring up

the child with care and concern while nourishing the child with good
manners, skills and values.
The second meaning envisages that the function of education is to draw
out the best in every child.
 What do you understand by
' Learner-Centered Education'

 Learner-Centered education involves the learner and

learning
 in the programmes,
 policies and teaching that support effective learning
for all students.
 Administrators are responsible for ensuring that
teachers are knowledgeable about their students and
about how learning occurs best.
 Teachers are responsible for having classrooms that
promote effective learning for all.
 What Constitutes Good Teaching in a
Learner-Centered Scenario

 Enthusiasm for the subject and for teaching

 Instructor conveys interest and enthusiasm for the subject
matter
 Clarity and understanding
 Availability and helpfulness
 Impartiality of evaluation and quality of examinations
 Exams require synthesis of various parts of the course
 Instructor uses more than one type of evaluation device
 Advantages of Learner-Centered Education

Some of the advantages of learner-centered education

over the traditional teacher-centered education
included students
 attaining higher grades
 developing superior intellectual curiosity
 developing superior creativity
 developing superior leadership skills
 becoming aware of world affairs
 developing more objectivity
 Constructivism -
A new look at Learner-Centered Education

 Constructivism is a learner-centered educational

theory that contends that to learn anything, each
learner must construct his or her own understanding
by tying new information to prior experiences.

 Constructivism has two sub-groups, one which

focuses on the interaction among
students,the other focusing on each
student's perceptions.
 A focus on Social Interaction

 Vygotsky studied children's interactions. He saw

that when students worked in small groups to solve
problems, by discussing problems, the learners were
able to talk to each other and arrive at solutions,
which is to say that by helping other group members,
they collectively solved problems more efficiently.

 He called this social learning approach or

cooperative learning.
 A focus on the Individual Learner

 Jean Piaget focused his attention on the learner as an

individual.
 His work consisted of giving students problems to solve,
not written problems but problems that encouraged them
to manipulate conconcrete object. He watched the WAYS
THEY MANIPULATED THE OBJECTS AND SAW THAT
EACH LEARNER MADE ASSUMPTIONS AND DREW
RIGHT OR WRONG CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE
OBJECTS.
 Several dispositions about LCE

 Disposition 1 – Education should be experience-based

 Disposition 2 – Each individual learner’s own unique
qualities and dispositions should be considered while
planning the curriculum
 Disposition 3 – The learner’s perceptions should shape the
curriculum
 Disposition 4 – Learners’ curiosity should be fed and
nurtured.
 Disposition 5 – Learning is best when it involves emotions.
 Disposition 6 – The learning environment should be free
from fear
 What can lead to LCE in TSA

A learner-centered curriculum
The National Curriculum with the help of the NCERT ( National
Council of Educational Research and Training ) has introduced
the continuous comprehensive evaluation children to become
active learners.
Formative Assessments of the CCE pattern aims at designing
learning activities that are
 Interesting
 Informative
 Interactive
 Innovative --- Gowri will make an elaborate presentation later
TSA believes that LCE happens in every classroom
by Promoting Creativity

Originality --- can be enforced through

 Creative Curriculum
 Creative Faculty
 Creative Thinking
 Creative Corners
 Creative Children
 Professional Development in Teachers

Professional Development of teachers plays an

important role in a learner-centered classroom.

Teachers in a LC classroom help the students learn

HOW TO LEARN
 Peer Coaching Programmes

Teachers in TSA work in peer groups and earn a lot of

support from their peers.
1. Any teacher is motivated to participate
2. Teachers can approach their subject heads, peers,
and have informal, formal meetings
3. TSA believes in providing a safe, trusting and
constructive coaching environments
Success lies in every Student’s
Progress

EVERY CHILD
CAN
DEMONSTRATE
PROGRESS ON
AN ONGOING
BASIS .
CONCLUSION