Learner-Centered Psychological Principles: APA Task Force Document

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What is the focus of the learner-centered models of schooling?

  • Addressing diversity among students and using it to enrich learning (correct)
  • Improving teacher salaries
  • Promoting standardized testing
  • Reducing school infrastructure costs

What does the text suggest can contribute directly to improvements in teaching, learning, and schooling?

  • Understanding of thinking, memory, and cognitive processes (correct)
  • Advancements in video gaming technology
  • Social media trends
  • Political ideologies

What has psychology provided for the design of schooling?

  • Solutions for global warming
  • Information on human learning, development, and motivation (correct)
  • Recipes for healthy cooking
  • Guidance on automobile manufacturing

What are educators arguing for in response to school failure?

<p>Learner-centered models of schooling (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the 1997 APA presidential task force document?

<p>Implementing learner-centered psychological principles in school reform and redesign (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What problems are educators concerned with according to the text?

<p>Reducing school dropout rates and school failure indicators (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the learner-centered psychological principles primarily focus on?

<p>Psychological factors internal to and under the control of the learner (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which areas of psychology do the learner-centered principles integrate research and practice from?

<p>Developmental, educational, and experimental psychology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the immediate goal in offering the learner-centered psychological principles?

<p>To contribute to the betterment of America's schools and enhancement of human resources (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the learner-centered psychological principles emphasize about learning and learners?

<p>The active and reflective nature of learning (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can lead to effective schooling and positive mental health according to the learner-centered psychological principles?

<p>Learner-centered principles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can contribute to the immediate goal of offering the learner-centered psychological principles?

<p>Dialogue with concerned groups of educators, researchers, and policy makers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the historical origin of the learner-centered psychological principles referred to in the text?

<p>APA presidential task force report (1990) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of psychologists in relation to educational reform according to the text?

<p>To collaborate with educators in applying sound psychological principles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the broader societal commitment associated with the learner-centered psychological principles?

<p>Commitment to lifelong learning, healthy human development, and productivity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the learner-centered psychological principles provide a framework for developing?

<p>The components of new designs for schooling (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Learner-Centered Models of Schooling

  • Focus on the learner, emphasizing their needs, perspectives, and experiences

Contributions to Improvements in Teaching, Learning, and Schooling

  • Teacher collaboration and professional development can contribute directly to improvements
  • Emphasis on developing and using learner-centered psychological principles

Psychology's Contribution to School Design

  • Psychology has provided understanding of human development, learning, and motivation
  • Informing the design of schooling to support learner-centered education

Response to School Failure

  • Educators argue for a shift from the traditional, teacher-centered approach to learner-centered education

APA Presidential Task Force Document (1997)

  • Focus onlearner-centered psychological principles to improve schooling

Concerns of Educators

  • Failure of traditional schooling to engage and educate students
  • Need for educational reform to support learner-centered education

Learner-Centered Psychological Principles

  • Primarily focus on the learner's cognitive, social, and emotional development
  • Integrate research and practice from cognitive, social, and developmental psychology
  • Immediate goal: to provide a framework for developing effective schooling and supporting positive mental health
  • Emphasize that learning is an active, constructive, and iterative process
  • Learners are viewed as individuals with unique experiences, perspectives, and strengths

Effective Schooling and Positive Mental Health

  • Can be achieved through a supportive and inclusive learning environment
  • Contributed to by a collaborative, learner-centered approach to education

Historical Origin

  • Learner-centered psychological principles have their roots in progressive education movements

Psychologists' Role in Educational Reform

  • Psychologists can inform and support educational reform efforts

Broader Societal Commitment

  • Associated with a commitment to equity, social justice, and democratic values

Framework for Developing

  • The learner-centered psychological principles provide a framework for developing effective schooling practices, supporting learner development and positive mental health

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