Learner-Centered Instruction

The use of higher order thinking skills, teaching in layers, and the use of an action flow lesson plan are important factors in the implementation of learner-centered instruction in the classroom. A teacher must use higher order thinking skills (HOTS) to get the students to move past the knowledge, comprehension, and application phases and on to the analysis, synthesis, and evaluative phases. It is in these phases that students are challenged mentally, and therefore learner-centered …

…lesson plan will support learner-centered instruction in that it uses many high involvement activities in order for the class to proceed smoothly, interestingly, and with much student involvement. Also, the use of an action flow lesson plan allows student to naturally get involved in learning, without needing threats or rewards. The implementation of higher order thinking skills, teaching in layers, and the use of an action flow lesson plan are all instrumental in learner-centered instruction.