Student-Centered Learning

Abstract

Student-centered learning has been defined most simply as an approach to learning in which learners choose not only what to study but also how and why that topic might be of interest (Rogers, 1983). In other words, the learning environment has learner respon-sibility and activity at its heart, in contrast to the em-phasis on instructor control and the coverage of aca-demic content found in much conventional, didactic teaching (Cannon, 2000). Additionally, learners find the learning process more meaningful when topics are relevant to their lives, needs, and interests, and when they are actively engaged in creating, understanding, and connecting to knowledge (McCombs & Whistler, 1997). There has been increasing emphasis in recent years

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