EDUC 3 1. Learner-Centered Teaching

Which statement best describes the focus of learner centered teaching?

• Teachers lecture to deliver content.

• Students memorize facts without application.

• Teacher covers the curriculum comprehensively.

• Students actively construct knowledge by connecting new information to their existing understanding.

Which practice does not represent active learning in a learner centered classroom?

• Learners reflect on their progress.

• Teachers solve problems for students.

• Classmates work together to solve tasks.

• Students ask questions and discuss problems.

Collaboration in a learner centered classroom means:

• Teachers provide all feedback themselves.

• Students follow lecture without discussion.

• Students work alone and present individually.

• Students learn with and from each other.

Which philosophy emphasizes a core, fixed curriculum taught by teacher led instruction?

• Essentialism

• Existentialism

• Perennialism

• Progressivism

Which philosophy values enduring truths and classic works?

• Essentialism

• Perennialism

• Progressivism

• Social Reconstructionism

Progressivism is characterized by which practice?

• Learning facts from lectures and memorization.

• Focusing on enduring truths and classical works.

• Learning by doing through projects and problem solving.

• Maintaining a fixed curriculum with little student input.

Teacher centered lectures can lead to:

• Student centered discussions.

• Greater collaboration and creativity.

• Passive learning and lower student engagement.

• Personalized learning experiences and activities.

To implement learner centered teaching, teachers should:

• Teach only basic facts.

• Avoid asking students for input.

• Maintain strict control over every activity.

• Design engaging experiences and cede some control.

In education research, PCK stands for:

• Pedagogical content knowledge

• Pedagogical curiosity knowledge

• Practical classroom knowledge

• Professional curriculum knowledge

Which of the following statements about learner centered teaching is false?

• Teachers facilitate rather than lecture.

• Students are encouraged to reflect on their learning.

• Learner centered teaching uses a fixed curriculum with little student input.

• Students actively construct knowledge by connecting new information to prior knowledge.