%0 Journal Article
%T Student Perceptions of Learner-Centered Teaching
%A DeDe Wohlfarth
%A Daniel Sheras
%A Jessica L. Bennett
%A Bethany Simon
%J InSight : A Journal of Scholarly Teaching
%D 2008
%I Park University
%X The learner-centered paradigm departs from traditional teaching models by focusing on students more than teachers and learning more than teaching. Thus, classes are more egalitarian; they emphasize critical thinking, active learning, and real-world assignments. Graduate students in learner-centered classrooms were surveyed about perceptions of their experiences in relation to the key dimensions of the learner-centered paradigm and noted that the approach contributed to their feeling respected as learners, developed their critical thinking skills, and encouraged their self-directedness. Based on these findings, post-secondary instructors are encouraged to experiment with learning-centered approaches to further explore this promising model.
%K scholarship of teaching and learning
%K pedagogy
%K learner-centered teaching
%U http://www.insightjournal.net/Volume3/StudentPerceptionsLearnerCenteredTeaching.pdf