Application of Student-centred Teaching in Learning Theory
Channel: Recording Archaeology
Date: 2019-02-21

Teacher’s guidebooks make one believe that with the suitable method you can teach anything. However, finding the right method for a subject as difficult as archaeological theory can be very challenging. I am a keen advocate of active learning methods with good experience using them to teach archaeological theory for graduate (MA) students. Recently I began to teach theory at undergraduate level and it soon became clear that my previously used methods are not so effective anymore. This is partly because of the big differences in the undergraduates’ background knowledge, learning skills, and motivation. It seemed that a student-centred approach in teaching could have been a good solution because it takes into account the student’s individuality and promotes selfdirected learning. This gives students greater freedom of choice but also responsibility for their own learning process. In the paper I will introduce my application of student-centred teaching method and student feedback.

Marge Konsa (University of Tartu)