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student-centered learning
UK/ˌstjuːdənt ˈsɛntəd ˈlɜːnɪŋ/US/ˌstuːdənt ˈsɛntərd ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/STU·dent-CEN·tered LEARN·ing
an approach to teaching in which students’ needs and active participation are the focus
Examples
“Student-centered learning encourages discussion and group work rather than lectures only.”
“Teachers who use student-centered learning design tasks that relate to real-life problems.”
“Assessment in student-centered learning often includes self-evaluation and peer feedback.”
Band 8 sentence
“Shifting to student-centered learning can increase motivation because students take ownership of their education through active tasks and reflection.”
Collocations
- implement student-centered learning
- student-centered approach
Word family
Common mistakes
student centre learning→student-centered learning
student focused teaching→student-centered learning
Say it for a higher band
5student focused→6learner-centred approach→7+student-centered learning
Synonyms
learner-centred approach
Easily confused
teacher-centered learning
“Many modern curricula favour student-centered learning over traditional teacher-centered approaches.”
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