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Yeshna Jhankur

PG Diploma in Pre and Primary Teacher Training


Phase 4

Question: There appears to be a push to implement more student-centered classroom


management strategies. What do you think are the pros and cons of student-centered
management strategies? What about the pros and cons of more teacher-centered
management strategies?

Recently, with the advancement in child development and pedagogy, the concept of child
student-centered learning has become very popular in different educational settings from
preschools to primary and secondary schools. Student-centered learning as the name suggests
is focused on the students’ interests and allows them to have a more active role in their own
learning with the teacher serving as a facilitator. One of the main advantages of this strategy
is that it fosters independence in the students and builds their communication skills as they
work in collaboration with the instructor. This enables all students to have the chance to
become an integral part of classroom management. One setback of this strategy is that with
the student given the freedom to choose their topics, they may miss some key material as
there is less focus on lectures. Moreover, students who are introverted in nature and those
who prefer to learn alone may have trouble with collaborative learning.

The teacher-centered learning, considered as the more traditional approach to teaching


focuses primarily on the instructor and the classroom is set up such that it enables the teacher
to present the teaching materials and the students passively receive the knowledge. One
benefit of this approach is that there is order in the classroom as the teacher has full control of
the classroom and activities. Furthermore, this ensures that the students are not missing any
key material. However, this management strategy may prevent the students from developing
their communication and critical thinking skills as most of the information is being
transmitted to them passively through lectures and lessons. It can also prevent students from
exploring their interests and from developing certain skills through hands-on learning.

Based on the recent research in pedagogy and in consideration of the advantages and
disadvantages of both classroom management strategies, I think that the student-centered
classroom strategy is more in favor of the student’s best interests for their learning journey as
it enables them to explore their interests, be an active participant in their learning and develop
essential skills such as communication and critical thinking.

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