Educational Psychology / Unit 6 EDP 0513 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Teacher-Directed and Student-Centered Instruction
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The idea
Instructional strategies vary along two dimensions: how far the teacher directs the learning, from teacher-directed to student-centered, and whether students work individually or in groups.
In practice
A lecture is teacher-directed and whole-class; independent study is student-centered and individual.
Where people slip
The two approaches overlap in practice, and good teaching combines them.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- 0514Advance Organizers
- 0515Note-Taking and Concept Maps
- 0516Mastery Learning
- 0518Hunter's Lesson Model
- 0519Student-Centered Strategies
- 0520Inquiry-Based Learning
- 0521Making Cooperative Learning Work
- 0524Teacher-Directed or Student-Centered?
- 0901Planning and Delivering Instruction
- 0916Matching Method to Objective
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