THE STUDENT – CENTERED APPROACH(SCA) : THE STUDENT – CENTERED APPROACH(SCA) Mendoza, Albert 2009
Slide 2 : WHAT IS SCA? Social constructivism and the humanism Society as an active participant of the process of learning Attends to individuality and stands for cooperative participation Places the teacher as negotiator of the learning context Students as responsible of class objectives and evaluation Mendoza, Albert 2009
Slide 3 : WHY THE SCA? Focus on the student's needs, abilities, interests, learning styles with the teacher as a facilitator of learning. Mendoza, Albert 2009 Acknowledges student voice as central to the learning experience for every learner. Requires students to be active, responsible participants in their own learning.
CONSIDERATIONS FOR SCA : CONSIDERATIONS FOR SCA Leads to effectiveness in goal reaching Exploits learners attitude towards learning Enhances motivation on students Increases responsibility Mendoza, Albert 2009
APPROACH DRAWBACKS : APPROACH DRAWBACKS REALITY EMPATHY COMMITMENT TEACHER’S CONTROL Mendoza, Albert 2009
MEETING THE NEEDS FOR SCA : MEETING THE NEEDS FOR SCA Needs analysis Activities and material selection Synthesizing the negotiation ability Constructive knowledge and meaningful learning Mendoza, Albert 2009
NEEDS ANALYSIS FAILURE : NEEDS ANALYSIS FAILURE Needs seen as a mean to reach goals Unpredictability of subject needs Learning projects and time planning Evaluation process Mendoza, Albert 2009
ACCESSING MOTIVATIONAL ASPECTS : ACCESSING MOTIVATIONAL ASPECTS Encouraging brainstorming Using adapted real materials Developing activities to display skills and interests Making students understand what is done to the seek of success Mendoza, Albert 2009
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Renaud, S., Tannenbaun, E., Stantial, P. Student – Centered Teaching in Large Classes with limited resources. English Teaching Forum 2007 V 45-3
Watanabe, Y. Second Language Literacy through Student-Centered Learning. Available at: http://iteslj.org/Articles/Caprio-StudentCentered.html. source consulted in December 2007 Mendoza, Albert 2009