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Title

Developing a model of student-centred teaching which enhances active engagement

Author(s)

Gerstman, Julie;  Salehi, Kay;  Lobo, Antonio

Abstract

This study sets out to explore a change in curricula in response to an observed decline in student engagement. It traces the steps of the first author who observed increased diversity of student backgrounds, larger classes and declining engagement in her tertiary classes. The action learning methodology provided a sequence for introducing student-centred learning, assessing the changes based on the feed-back and reflection on ones own practice, refining the intervention and re-trialling it. This paper reviews literature that discusses the rationale for introducing more student-centred classes as an effective strategy for engaging students from a variety of backgrounds. It highlights ways to facilitate student learning and the implication for the role of the teacher and students and provides examples of how this approach might be incorporated into a curriculum and reports on preliminary outcomes.

Publication type

Journal article

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Business and Enterprise

Source

International Journal of Learning, Vol. 18, no. 7 (2012), pp. 13-30

Publication year

2012

FOR Code(s)

08 Information and Computing Sciences;  13 Education;  16 Studies in Human Society

Keyword(s)

Active engagement;  Facilitation;  Peer assisted learning;  Student-centred teaching;  Student engagement;  Student learning;  Tertiary education

Publisher

Common Ground Publishing

ISSN

1447-9494

Publisher URL

http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.3267

Copyright

Copyright © 2012 Common Ground and the authors. This article appeared first as: Gerstman, J., Salehi, K., & Lobo, A. (2012). Developing a model of student-centred teaching which enhances active engagement. International Journal of Learning, 18(7), 13-30. The published version is reproduced with the kind permission of the publisher.

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