Teacher-centered education focuses on the teacher imparting knowledge to students through direct instruction. The teacher talks while students listen, and the teacher determines classroom activities. While this approach is effective for teaching basic skills, it has disadvantages like not developing higher-order thinking or workforce skills in students, making them overly dependent on the teacher for learning.

1. Teacher-centered
Curriculum
M.Phil Education

2. Definition
•In teacher-centered education,
students put all of their focus on
the teacher. The teacher talks,
while the students exclusively
listen.

3. Conti…..
• . It is the primary role of teachers to
pass knowledge and information onto
their students. In this approach,
teaching and assessment are viewed
as two separate entities. Student
learning is measured through
objectively scored tests and
assessments.

4. Direct Instruction
• Direct instruction is the primary
teaching strategy under the Teacher-
Centered Approach, in that teachers
and professors are the sole supplier of
knowledge and information.
• Direct instruction is effective in
teaching basic and fundamental skills
across all content areas.

6. Characteristics
Teacher talk exceeds student talk during instruction.
Instruction occurs frequently with the whole class; small-group
or individual instruction occurs less often.
Use of class time is largely determined by the teacher.
The teachers rely heavily upon the textbook to guide curricular
and instructional decision making.
The classroom furniture is usually arranged into rows of desks
or chairs facing a chalkboard with a teacher’s desk nearby.

7. Benefits of Teacher-Centered
Learning
1)Expert Knowledge
2)Planning and Execution
3)Discipline
4)Evaluation and Assessment

8. Disadvantages
1.The Argument of Exhaustive Learning
Outcomes
2.Teacher and Instructor Dependency
3.Non-facilitation of Higher Cognitive- and
Meta-Cognitive Skills
4.Monopolized and Limited Assessment
5.Global Workforce Competencies