| Title: |
Learner-Centeredness vs. Teacher-Centeredness: How Are They Different? |
| Authors: |
Fumiko Yoshida; Gary J. Conti; Toyoaki Yamauchi; Misa Kawanishi |
| Source: |
Journal of Education and Learning. 2023 12(5):1-12. |
| Availability: |
Canadian Center of Science and Education. 1595 Sixteenth Ave Suite 301, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3N9 Canada. Tel: 416-642-2606; Fax: 416-642-2608; e-mail: jel@ccsenet.org; Web site: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jel |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
12 |
| Publication Date: |
2023 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Teaching Methods; Student Centered Learning; Teacher Student Relationship; Comparative Analysis; Teaching Styles; Nursing Education; College Faculty; Metacognition; Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: |
Japan |
| DOI: |
10.5539/jel.v12n5p1 |
| ISSN: |
1927-5250; 1927-5269 |
| Abstract: |
This study describes the teaching style behaviors that differentiate between learner-centered and teacher-centered approaches to teaching. The Teaching Style Assessment Scale, which measures teaching style, was completed by 1,261 nursing faculty in Japan. Discriminant analysis and cluster analysis revealed that the distinctive characteristic distinguishing the learner-centered approach from the teacher-centered approach is Personalizing Instruction. Personalizing Instruction recognizes and utilizes the uniqueness of each student's strengths. Personalizing Instruction can facilitate students' interpersonal understanding and self-awareness. By implementing Personalizing Instruction, teachers can facilitate the metacognitive process in their students, which is healthy for the individual and productive for meaningful learning. Learner-centeredness embraces Personalizing Instruction, while teacher-centeredness rejects it. Teachers practice learner-centered and teacher-centered styles nearly equally. Personalizing Instruction is the most critical teaching style element and the indispensable definitive factor separating these styles. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2024 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1407413 |
| Database: |
ERIC |