U-Pace: Enhanced Student Learning Through a Student-Centered Instructional Approach

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie A. Ports ◽  
Jessica L. Barnack-Tavlaris ◽  
Diane M. Reddy ◽  
Raymond Flemming ◽  
Rodney A. Swain
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Izzah ◽  
Venny Mulyana

Education is essentially an activity carried out by students which results in changes in themselves. This principle implies that what must be prioritized is the learning activities of students instead of something that is given to students. STEM-based learning (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) can train students to apply their knowledge to create designs as a form of solving environmental problems by utilizing technology. The learning model recommended for use in the 2013 curriculum is a student-centered learning model, one of which is the Project Based Learning model. This study will analyze how much influence STEM education with the PjBL model has on student learning outcomes. This study uses a meta-analysis method. determined via the Effect Size (ES). Research data were obtained from 25 national and international journals. The meta-analysis study is based on three categories, namely education level, subjects and student learning outcomes. The results showed that; first, the influence of the PjBL model of STEM education based on the level of education is most effective in SMP. ES value = 1.89 and categorized as high. Second, based on the type of subject, the most effective influence of the PjBL model of STEM education is Mathematics. ES value = 3,7 and categorized as high. Third, based on student learning outcomes, the influence of the PjBL model of STEM education is the most effective in the aspect of skills. ES value = 1.68 and categorized as high.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurmaini Nurmaini

This research is motivated by the need for learning which demands that the teacher is not only proficient in teaching but also facilitates student learning activities in order to create student-centered learning. This study aims to improve teacher competence in making instructional media, in this case media from inorganic materials. This research was conducted at SDN 11 Bathin Solapan with 18 teachers as the subject. The instrument in this study was an observation sheet. The results showed that in the first cycle the competence of the teacher in making learning media was 67.13%, and the second cycle was 74.54% with good criteria. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that providing guidance can improve teacher competence in making learning media from inorganic materials.


Author(s):  
Loreen M. Butcher-Powell

“We must not forget that almost all teaching is Multimedia” (Schramm, p.37). Today, the magnetism of multimedia is clearly oblivious via the use of streaming video, audio clips, and the Internet. Research has shown that the use of multimedia can aid in the comprehension and retention of student learning (Cronin & Myers, 1997; Large Behesti, Breulex & Renaud, 1996; Tennenbaum, 1998). As a result, more educators are utilizing Web-based multimedia materials to augment instruction online and in the classroom. This chapter provides a theoretical framework for transforming Student Centered Discussion (SCD), a traditional based pedagogy strategy, to a new multimedia pedagogy SCD strategy. The new multimedia SCD pedagogy represents a new way of teaching and learning. As a result, positive responses and feedback have been collected from students in their ability to interpret facts, compare and contract material, and make inferences based on recall of information previously presented or assigned in article readings.


BioScience ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 901-913
Author(s):  
Petra Kranzfelder ◽  
Jennifer L Bankers-Fulbright ◽  
Marcos E García-Ojeda ◽  
Marin Melloy ◽  
Sagal Mohammed ◽  
...  

Abstract Reform efforts in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction often emphasize student-centered teaching approaches, but relatively little attention is paid to the way STEM teachers use discourse when interacting with their students. In the present study, we examined the instructional and discourse behaviors of biology faculty members (N = 20) teaching in undergraduate biology classes. Although we found that the biology teachers spent most of their time guiding student learning in active learning activities and less time presenting, an analysis of their classroom communicative approaches showed that the participants mostly used authoritative and not dialogic discourse to teach biology content. Similarly, we found a strong positive correlation between biology teachers guiding student learning and authoritative, interactive approaches, suggesting that these teachers mostly asked the students to recall facts or basic concepts rather than asking them to collaboratively build knowledge. We describe the implications of these findings and our results for undergraduate biology instruction.


1993 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark B. Goor ◽  
Sandra S. Weeks ◽  
Gina L. Lomax ◽  
Stephen F. Davis

An easily implemented, student-feedback technique, which indexes the influence of a lesson by evaluating students' recall of key topics and relevant comments made during class, is assessed by analyzing feedback collected after two types of lessons. Seven instructors requested feedback from 259 students in ten sections of introduction to psychology. Data indicate that this student-feedback process is sensitive to instructional approaches. Specifically, when comparing lecture presentations with student-centered activities in introductory psychology classes, feedback varied in terms of (a) the way students phrased the key idea, (b) the percent of comments attributed to instructors versus peers, (c) the relevance of those comments, and (d) students' agreement on the main idea of the lesson.


2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara E. Goodman ◽  
Megan K. Barker ◽  
James E. Cooke

This review article includes our analysis of the literature and our own experiences in using various types of active learning as best practices for evidence-based teaching in physiology. We have evaluated what physiology students should be expected to learn and what are specific challenges to enhancing their learning of physiology principles. We also consider how the instructor should design his or her teaching to improve buy-in from both students and other faculty members. We include a discussion of how the readers can evaluate their teaching approaches for their successes in enhancing student learning of physiology. Thus we have addressed pedagogical improvements specific to student learning of physiology, with additional suggestions from cognitive psychology approaches that can improve physiology teaching and learning.


2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracie Risling ◽  
Linda Ferguson

AbstractAlthough the community of practice (CoP) concept has been heavily utilized in business literature since its inception in the 1990s, it has not been significantly featured in nursing research. With student-centered approaches increasingly infusing nursing classrooms, including opportunities for collaborative learning and the development of student learning communities, it may be time to ask: Do we practice what we teach? Nursing academia faces challenges related to recruitment and retention, scholarly productivity and engagement of new faculty, and increasing demands for collaborative research. Challenges, some would argue, that could be addressed through CoPs; a sentiment reflected in the recent expansion of nursing CoP literature. What is the current state of the application of this concept in nursing academia and what barriers present in the promotion and development of CoPs in the academy? This article addresses these questions and provides guidance for those in search of community.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-134
Author(s):  
Dido Wendi

This study aims to analyze the teacher's Pedagogical and technology competence in the implementation of the Curriculum 2013. The research used a descriptive qualitative approach. Implementation of the Curriculum 2013 includes dimensions of curriculum concepts, procurement of books, learning activities, and learning assessment. Implementation of the Curriculum 2013 in terms of teacher pedagogics includes nine aspects. The implementation of the Curriculum 2013 in terms of mastery of information and communication technology teachers includes 1) ICTs used, 2) Development activities of subject matter using ICTs, 3) forms of use of it. Implementation of the 2013 Curriculum accommodates student learning needs. The provision of books is following the provisions. Student learning activities are student-centered. The assessment shows an emphasis on authentic attitude and knowledge assessment. The implementation of the Curriculum 2013 in the dimension of teachers' pedagogical competence in the good category. The implementation of the 2013 curriculum in the dimensions of ICT mastery by teachers based on interview data, questionnaires, and observations is quite well categorized in terms of the technology used, the activities of using ICT, and its use as a learning medium.


Author(s):  
Enny Rahayu ◽  
Mutia Febriyana ◽  
Halimah Tussadiah

Student Centered Learning-based learning model which was conducted online in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic in Indonesian language learning at SMP Muhammdiyah 01 Medan, namely in class VII junior high school students. This study uses a 4D development model (define, design, develop, and disseminate). The subjects of this study were students of SMP Muhammadiyah 01 Medan class VII-A using a small class scale totaling 25 students. Obtaining data through documentation techniques, questionnaires, observation and tests. The data analysis technique used is descriptive quantitative data analysis. The feasibility of learning media refers to the results of media assessments by the developed learning media experts. The results of this study indicate that the powtoon learning media using a student centered learning-based learning model has met the appropriate and valid criteria for use in Indonesian online learning in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic where in this case learning activities, teacher and student interactions get a percentage of student learning completeness. The test given was 85%. Based on the results of the analysis of student learning outcomes tests, it can be concluded that student learning outcomes tests developed using Powtoon media with a student centered learning based learning model obtained complete criteria.


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