The document discusses four different learning styles: student-centered learning, problem-based learning, research-based learning, and problem solving. Student-centered learning individualizes instruction to meet student needs and interests. Problem-based learning involves solving authentic real-world problems in three phases: gathering existing knowledge, identifying knowledge gaps, and using that information to solve the problem. Research-based learning actively involves learners in all phases of the research process to generate insights for others. Problem solving follows four basic steps: defining the problem, generating alternatives, evaluating alternatives, and implementing solutions.
2. STUDENT-
CENTERED
LEARNING
Teaching and learning is “personalized,” meaning that it
addresses the distinct learning needs, interests, aspirations, or
cultural backgrounds of individual students.
Students advance in their education when they demonstrate they
have learned the knowledge and skills they are expected to learn
Students have the flexibility to learn “anytime and anywhere,”
meaning that student learning can take place outside of
traditional classroom and school-based settings, such as through
work-study programs or online courses, or during nontraditional
times, such as on nights and weekends.
Students are given opportunities to make choices about their own
learning and contribute to the design of learning experiences.
3. PROBLEM-
BASED
LEARNING
Learning takes place within the contexts of authentic tasks, issues,
and problems--that are aligned with real-world concerns.
The problem-solving process can be summarized according to
three broad and reiterative phases.
Phase 1. First, your group will gather information and list it under a
heading entitled: "What do we already know?" In this phase, you will
entertain the problem in light of the knowledge that you already
have from your own experience.
Phase 2. Next, you will engage with the problem by also identifying
under a second heading, "What do we need to know (to solve this
problem)?" Here you will list questions or learning issues that must
be answered to address missing knowledge, or to shed light on the
problem.
Phase 3. The above list should inform your group in what to do in
order to solve the problem. You will be spending a great deal of time
discussing the problem, generating hypotheses, identifying relevant
facts, searching for information, and defining their own learning
issues.
4. RESEARCH-
BASED
LEARNING
Research-Based Learning distinguishes itself
from other forms of learning in that
Learners should – individually or collaboratively
as part of a larger project – experience, shape
and reflect on research as a process
Learners must be actively involved in shaping
every phase of the research process – from the
development of the research question(s) and
hypotheses to the testing and presentation of
the results
The research project must be aimed at
generating insights of interest to third parties
5. PROBLEM
SOLVING There are four basic steps in solving a problem:
1. Defining the problem.
2. Generating alternatives.
3. Evaluating and selecting alternatives.
4. Implementing solutions.
6. PROBLEM
SOLVING There are four basic steps in solving a problem:
1. Defining the problem.
2. Generating alternatives.
3. Evaluating and selecting alternatives.
4. Implementing solutions.