METHUSAEL B. CEBRIAN EDTECH 2 19 NOV 07

Approach Content Instruction Classroom Environment Assessment Technology

Traditional Teacher-Centered Learning

Content is not necessarily learned in context

The content is most important

Students master knowledge through drill and practice.

Gives more emphasis on cognitive aspect of learning

The teacher is the instructor and decision maker.

A teacher centered environment

Power and responsibility are primarily teacher centered

Students passively receive information.

The learning experience is often competitive in nature. The competition is usually between students. Students resent others using their ideas.

Competition is tight among classmates.

Teaching and assessing are separate

Assessment is used to monitor learning, which gives emphasis on the right answer, and the desired learning is assessed through the used of objectively scored tests.

The teacher makes use of educational technology to make lessons easier and more comprehensible for students. Such as power point, spreadsheets, and multimedia.

Student-Centered Instruction

Content is learned in a relevant context

The way information is processed and used is most important.

Students evaluate, make decisions and are responsible for their own learning. Students master knowledge by constructing it.

Gives emphasis on constructivist aspect of learning.

The teacher is a facilitator and guide. The students are the decision makers.

A student centered environment

Power and responsibility is primarily student centered.

Students are actively involved in learning.

construct new knowledge and skills by building on their current knowledge and skills

Learning may be co-operative, collaborative or independent. Students work together to reach a common goal. Students willingly help each other sharing/exchanging skills and ideas. Students compete with their own previous performance, not against peers.

Close cooperation among students

students participate in the evaluation of their learning wherein students are involved in deciding how to demonstrate their learning

Teaching and assessing are intertwined.

Assessment is used to promote and diagnose learning

There is unlimited technological application dedicated on education nowadays, ranging from drill and practice, tutorials, simulations, and instructional games.

Ex. Spell it deluxe, sim city, geo safari