References and Resource for LCE

Arizona Board of Regents Learner-Centered Education web site:
http://www.abor.asu.edu/4_special_programs/lce/index_lce.html

Learner-Centered Psychological Principles: A Framework for School Redesign and Reform Revision
prepared by a Work Group of the American Psychological Association's Board of Educational Affairs (BEA), November 1997.
http://www.abor.asu.edu/4_special_programs/lce/index_lce.html

Description: A report on learner-centered psychological principles and their implications for school redesign and reform. This report was produced by a working group of the Board of Educational Affairs (BEA) of the American Psychological Association.

Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education http://www.msu.edu/user/coddejos/seven.htm

Description: In this short article published in the CHANGE bulletin, the authors focus on how students and faculty can improve undergraduate education. These seven principles are based on research on good teaching and learning in colleges and universities. These seven principles are intended as guidelines for faculty members, students, and administrators to improve teaching and learning.

Weimer, M. (2002). Learner-centered teaching: Five key changes to practice . San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass Inc. TEXTBOOK

Annotation: Weimer offers a comprehensive resource on the topic of learner-centered teaching in the college and university classroom. This book seeks to facilitate educators in accomplishing the goals of learner-centered teaching. Weimer presents the meaning, practice, and ramifications of learner-centered approach and how this approach can transform the college classroom.

Innovative Student Assessment
http://www.lgu.ac.uk/deliberations/assessment/ mowl.html

Description: This website describes the potential benefits of adopting innovative forms of student assessment. Some intrinsic qualities of innovative assessment practices are highlighted and these are contrasted with more traditional forms of student assessment. Published research findings on student assessment are summarized and some common criticisms of innovative assessment are addressed.

Cooperative Learning
http://www.co-operation.org/

Description: This is the official website of the Cooperative Learning Center at the University of Minnesota. This is a research and training center focusing on how students should interact with each other as they learn the skills needed to interact effectively in group settings. This center is co-directed by Johnson and Johnson, pioneers in the development of cooperative learning activities and their implementation in the classroom.

Using Student Skill of Self Assessment to Get Balances Groups for Group Projects. Blowers P. College Teaching, Summer, 111-114 (2003).
http://lce.arizona.edu/resources/downloads/blowers.doc

Description: This article describes a method for effectively dividing students into groups.

 

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