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Learner-Centered Pedagogies: A Critical Review of the Use and Implications for Learner-Centered Pedagogies

Learner-Centered Pedagogies: A Critical Review of the Use and Implications for Learner-Centered Pedagogies

Anne W. Kanga
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781522508922|ISBN10: 1522508929|EISBN13: 9781522508939
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0892-2.ch020
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Kanga, Anne W. "Learner-Centered Pedagogies: A Critical Review of the Use and Implications for Learner-Centered Pedagogies." Handbook of Research on Learner-Centered Pedagogy in Teacher Education and Professional Development, edited by Jared Keengwe and Grace Onchwari, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 373-390. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0892-2.ch020

APA

Kanga, A. W. (2017). Learner-Centered Pedagogies: A Critical Review of the Use and Implications for Learner-Centered Pedagogies. In J. Keengwe & G. Onchwari (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Learner-Centered Pedagogy in Teacher Education and Professional Development (pp. 373-390). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0892-2.ch020

Chicago

Kanga, Anne W. "Learner-Centered Pedagogies: A Critical Review of the Use and Implications for Learner-Centered Pedagogies." In Handbook of Research on Learner-Centered Pedagogy in Teacher Education and Professional Development, edited by Jared Keengwe and Grace Onchwari, 373-390. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0892-2.ch020

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Abstract

This chapter is a critical review of conventional and not so conventional Student-Centered Learning (SCL) pedagogies. Additionally, in the African context, educational institutions have been caught up in a theoretical approach to teaching and learning, characterized by a desire to pass examinations. Consequently, this approach leads to surface learning as opposed to deep learning. Hence, teaching and learning outcomes lack quality and definitely fails to meet and promote skills required by the fast changing modern and postmodern global world. To address this need, this chapter examines the following: Overview of SCL pedagogies; Conventional and not so Conventional SCL pedagogies; Implications for SCL pedagogies to learners, instructors, curriculum, and assessment. Finally, this chapter examines the misconceptions and advantages of adopting SCL in the light of learners and instructors.

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