What Do We Know about Learners and Learning? The Learner-Centered Framework: Bringing the Educational System into Balance.

McCombs, Barbara L.

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ERIC Number: EJ630431

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Publication Date: 2001

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What Do We Know about Learners and Learning? The Learner-Centered Framework: Bringing the Educational System into Balance.

McCombs, Barbara L.

Educational Horizons, v79 n4 p182-93 Sum 2001

Presents a rationale for learner-centered education. Outlines learner-centered psychological principles in terms of cognition/metacognition, motivational/affective, and developmental/social factors. Discusses research on the impact of teachers' beliefs and perceptions on teaching practices. (Contains 37 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Educational Change, Educational Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Motivation, Metacognition, Student Centered Curriculum, Teacher Improvement

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Language: English

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Note: Special Section: Student Insights.