Student-centered learning

Student-centered learning, also known as learner-centered education, broadly encompasses methods of teaching that shift the focus of instruction from the teacher to the student.

[7] Usage of the term "student-centered learning" may also simply refer to educational mindsets or instructional methods that recognize individual differences in learners.

He believed that a classroom environment in which students could learn to think critically and solve real world problems was the best way to prepare learners for the future.

Placing students at the center of the classroom allows them to gauge their own self-worth which creates a higher degree of intrinsic motivation.

According to Lev Vygotsky's theory of the zone of proximal development (ZPD), students typically learn vicariously through one another.

Vygotsky proclaims, "Learning which is oriented toward developmental levels that have already been reached is ineffective from the viewpoint of the child's overall development.

In the U.S. the principles of student-centered instruction have been promoted as a way to improve engagement and boost achievement through their inclusion in the Common Core.

[18][19] The revised European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (ESG) approved by the Ministerial Conference in Yerevan on 15 May 2015 include the following passage on student-centred learning: "Institutions should ensure that the programmes are delivered in a way that encourages students to take an active role in creating the learning process, and [should ensure] that the assessment of students reflects this approach.

After two years, the mean ratings indicating the students' perception of the quality of the teaching and learning environment at the university all rose significantly.