Learner-Centered Instruction Essay, Research Paper

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 instruction is taking

place. Through the student becoming proficient in the HOTS the student should

be able to achieve a higher cognitive level of thinking.

Teaching in layers allows for repetition, which is important in implementing

learner-centered instruction, in that it is easier for the student to learn a

particular concept. For instance, a teacher using the strategy of truths will be

able to repeat time and again, when relevant, a truth of life. This repetition is

important in student learning in that they are not pressured to learn something

immediately but are able to develop this learning over time (learner-centered).

The use of an action flow 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.