In Learner or student centered curriculum the center of interest is the learner. The students have more importance in this type of curriculum design. Now a day’s most of the education experts as well as others are in favor of student centered curriculum.
First of all Educational expert Rousseau emphasized that education should be according to the interests of the child. Learner should be provided a free and democratic environment. The interest of the child should be a basis for the curriculum design. Learner centered design also emphasizes individual development and their approach to organizing the curriculum merges from the needs, interests and purposes of students. Student-centered learning mainly focuses on, acknowledging student voice as central to the learning experience. In a student-centered learning space, students can choose what they will learn, how they will learn, and how they will assess their own learning which is in contrast to traditional education. In teacher-centered learning here teacher the teacher will be primarily active role while students take a more passive role. In a teacher-centered classroom or curriculum teachers choose what the students will learn, how the students will learn, and how the students will be assessed on their learning. In contrast, student-centered learning requires students to be active as very responsible participants in their own learning and with their own pace of learning which the major difference. There is also subject centered curriculum as an example spiral curriculum. The spiral curriculum here is organized around the material to be taught, and more emphasis on the concepts and ideas.
So now a days compared to teacher centered and subject centered curriculum all are looking forward to student centered curriculum.
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