Students learn at their own pace and use their own strategies.
Students are more intrinsically than extrinsically motivated. Learning is more individualized than standardized. SCL accounts for and adapts to different learning styles of students. Common methods of SCL include portfolio construction and assessment, collaborative learning and team projects, and learning contracts. A definition of Learning-Centered Learning in a course on Learning Choices offered by Dr. Jim Reynolds, counselor at Northern Virginia Community College's Alexandria campus.