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Janet L. Shaw – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Assessments that are open-ended and student-centered may be used to encourage formation of networks between prerequisite material and new course content thereby promoting meaningful learning. Creative Exercises (CEs) are assessments that allow multiple correct answers and do not penalize for incorrect statements thereby inspiring creativity. CEs…
Descriptors: Inorganic Chemistry, Creativity, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation
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Stein, Mary Kay; Russell, Jennifer Lin; Bill, Victoria; Correnti, Richard; Speranzo, Laurie – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2022
The past decade has witnessed a strong, standards-based call for improving what mathematics is taught and how it is taught. In the USA, districts have hired instructional coaches to help teachers shift their teaching from algorithm-based instruction to instruction that is more student-centered and conceptually focused. The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Faculty Development, Mathematics Instruction, Student Centered Learning
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Javed, Reem – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2022
In this paper, I discuss the impact of a course design class on my development and use of a syllabus for a class titled Islamic Education. In Course Design the professor taught graduate students like me how to think and plan as a teacher. In my discussion, I share how student- and context-centered pedagogy, at the core of thinking and planning as…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Islam, Program Development, Graduate Students
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Manka Varghese; Rachel Snyder Bhansari; Patricia Venegas-Weber; Renee Shank; Grace Cornell Gonzales; Cristina Betancourt; Teddi Beam-Conroy; Patricia Ferreyra – Teaching in Higher Education, 2025
This article describes a program which centered multilingualism and racial justice in higher education in an elementary teacher education program in the United States. By using the theory of ideological clarity, we sought to understand learning outcomes for teacher candidates (TCs) and their contexts, and make salient the racial and linguistic…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Education, Higher Education
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Art Tsang; Alex Lap-kwan Lam – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2025
Against the backdrop of greater emphasis on learner centredness and growing attention to learners' voices in recent decades, concerns have been raised over researchers' dominance in shaping research scope and findings. Whether it be quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods research, learners' voices are mostly absent at the methodological…
Descriptors: Researchers, Students, Student Centered Learning, Student Empowerment
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Irit Sasson; Sigal Tifferet – European Journal of Education, 2025
Developing students' metacognitive awareness and self-efficacy is crucial for fostering independent learning and higher-order thinking skills, especially in research-related tasks. Despite the widespread recognition of the importance of cultivating higher-order thinking skills in higher education, there remains a significant gap in our…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Centered Learning, Intervention, Metacognition
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Lee Fallin; Catherine Turton – Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2025
This opinion piece argues that Design Thinking (DT) can facilitate a more empathetic and student-centred approach to service development and problem-solving in Learning Development (LD). While DT is already established within higher education, we argue it is still underutilised, especially in the context of LD. We start by unpacking the…
Descriptors: Design, Thinking Skills, Student Centered Learning, Problem Solving
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Philip Ralph Hulbig – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2024
Public education in the United States is breaking down on two dimensions: its bureaucratic organization and its conceptualization of the learning process. These breakdowns result from attempts to deliver public education using business models and have failed to support the needs of both students and teachers. This breakdown has been further…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Decision Making Skills, Learning Strategies, Student Centered Learning
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Cameron J. Hill; Anthony P. Barrasso; Kathryn E. Spilios – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2024
The Learning Assistant (LA) program is a near-peer teaching model with three key components: (i) reevaluation of curriculum and lesson design to incorporate undergraduate LAs as a central part of the course; (ii) a seminar attended by first-time LAs, where they learn about education theory; and (iii) weekly meetings in which LAs and course…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, College Faculty, Student Centered Learning, Influences
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Milo D. Koretsky; Susan Bobbitt Nolen; John Galisky; Harpreet Auby; Lorena S. Grundy – Journal of Engineering Education, 2024
Background: In taking up educational technology tools and student-centered instructional practice, there is consensus that instructors consider the unique aspects of their instructional context. However, tool adoption success is often framed narrowly by numerical uptake rates or by conformity with non-negotiable components. Purpose: We pursue an…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Student Centered Learning, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes
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Pui Ki Patricia Kwok – Comparative Education, 2024
A successful implementation of educational reform relies not only on teachers, but also systemic support for them, and crucial involvement of multiple stakeholders. This qualitative study explores the implementation of 'learner-centred' pedagogy (LCP) in Rwanda. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three stakeholder groups comprising…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Centered Learning, Public Officials, Teacher Educators
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Elizabeth A. Jach; Teniell L. Trolian; Benjamin S. Selznick – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2024
The authors posit that sustained, broad adoption of applied learning is essential to the continued viability of higher education. They define applied learning, delineate research-proven benefits, and illustrate applied learning in practice. In addition, they consider facets to catalyze movement toward leveraging applied learning: leadership for…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Definitions, Educational Practices
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Nancy Gerzon; Cali Kaminsky – Childhood Education, 2024
Learner agency is necessary for students to consolidate new learning. In environments where teachers and students prioritize learner agency, students actively engage in and take ownership of their learning. Students with agency seek relevant learning experiences, connecting new ideas, academic knowledge, and personal experiences. Integrating the…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Student Centered Learning, Personal Autonomy, Self Management
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Mari Murtonen; Tahani Z. Aldahdouh; Henna Vilppu; Nguyen Thi Thu Trang; Jere Riekkinen; Jan D. Vermunt – Teacher Development, 2024
This study aimed to build an integrative model of the interrelations between pedagogical training, teacher regulation skills, learning patterns and student-centred teaching approach. Self-reported questionnaire data were collected from 378 higher education teachers and analysed using structural equation modelling. The findings indicated that…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education
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Seema P. V.; Padmanabha C. H. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2024
Children are socialized into society through education, which imparts cultural values and customs and provides them with the tools necessary to contribute positively to society. In this way, education promotes economic expansion and increases public awareness of regional and global issues. To meet the requirements and expectations of…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Metacognition, Thinking Skills, Self Efficacy
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