The learner-centered classroom and school
Subtitle: strategies for increasing student motivation and achievement
By: Barbara L. McCombs, Jo Sue Whisler.
Contributors: Whisler, Jo Sue, 1941-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Jossey-Bass education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 1997
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
Subjects: Educational innovations -- United States; Learning, Psychology of; Classroom environment -- United States; Motivation in education -- United States; Academic achievement -- United States
Description: The Learner-Centered Classroom and Schools shows educators and administrators how they can create classrooms and schools that foster student motivation, learning, and achievement. The learner-centered approach provides a dual focus on both learner and learning. It focuses on learners by respecting them, trusting them to be responsible for their own learning, and designing practices that are sensitive to individual needs, abilities, and interests. It focuses on learning by designing practices that help students meet high academic standards in challenging, personally relevant, and important content areas. The book is filled with useful examples and practical suggestions for implementing learner-centered concepts in any school or classroom.

It will help educators examine beliefs and assumptions related to learner-centered practices and make changes that enhance student motivation and achievement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-253) and index.