DR. UDUMA EMMANUEL OGBONNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION, EBONYI STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKWO AND
OME FEDERICK DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION
EBONYI STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKWO.
Abstract.
In the 19th century, there were clarion calls for a paradigm shift in undergraduate education from traditional methods of instruction which have focused teaching process to a new learning paradigm that would center on the learner’s behavior and the learning process. This teaching versus learning distinctions is more than a matter of semantics. The new learning paradigm suggest a new starting point for improving undergraduate education that begins with a focus on the learner and what the learner is doing in the classroom rather than focusing on what the instructor is doing / covering. Based on this, the paper examines the major implication of the new learning paradigm. The paper further concludes that we are in emerging era of classroom without walls and the academic paradigm shift from teaching to learning, and thus, it becomes very important that facilitators find new and creative ways to engage students. As a result of this conclusion, the paper recommends that it will be useful to shift from teacher-centered to learner-centered curriculum so as to improve learning in diverse classroom, curriculum planers should include learner-centered education into the school subjects and Government should organize workshops on child friendly education.
Keywords: Managing students learning, teacher-centered and learner-centered methods.
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