CED 105-Quiz 1

Learning-Centered Teaching is...

• An approach to teaching that focuses on the learners and their development rather than on the transmission of content; it addresses the balance of power in teaching and learning, moves toward learners actively constructing their own knowledge, and puts the responsibility for learning on the learners. 

• Students learn information by systematically examining the subject and critically assessing the situation. Students are active members of this learning process. 

• Teaching methods that put the learner and the learner’s needs at the center of the lesson. 

• none of the above

As proposed by Dr. Maryellen Weimer, the five characteristics of learner-centered teaching is/are:

• directly engaging students in the hard, messy work of learning

• providing explicit skill instruction

• encouraging students to reflect on what they are learning and how they are learning it

• all of the above

Which of the following is a teacher-centered teaching?

• Essentialism

• Progressivism

• Humanism

• Constructivism

Which of the following is a learner-centered teaching?

• Essentialism

• Progressivism

• Perennialism

• Idealism

It asserts that common and essential ideas and skills belonging to a certain culture should be taught to all citizens at the same level at especially primary school level. To do this, the teacher's authority in the classroom is emphasized and the subject matter is the center of the curriculum.

• Essentialism

• Perennialism

• Progressivism

• Humanism

This is a subject-centered philosophy where values and knowledge are transcends time. The goal of educator is to teach students to think rationally and develop minds that can think critically.

• Essentialism

• Perennialism

• Progressivism

• Humanism

It is based upon the belief that there are everlasting ideas and universal truths. Therefore, the primary goal of education within this philosophy is to search for and disseminate truth. In addition, this philosophy of education advocates for the cultivation of human intellect.

• Essentialism

• Perennialism

• Progressivism

• Humanism

The teacher is seen as the authority figure in the classroom.

• Essentialism

• Perennialism

• Progressivism

• Humanism

It is a student-centered philosophy which believes that ideas should be tested by experimentation, and learning comes from finding answers from questions.

• Essentialism

• Perennialism

• Progressivism

• Humanism

It allows individuals to have their own beliefs, and promotes the interaction of students as valuable to the learning process.

• Essentialism

• Perennialism

• Progressivism

• Humanism