Student-Centered Learning Environments in Higher Education Classrooms

This book aims to develop a situative educational model to guide the design and implementation of powerful student-centered learning environments in higher education classrooms. Rooted in educational science, Hoidn contributes knowledge in the fields of g

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Student-Centered Learning Environments in Higher Education Classrooms

Sabine Hoidn

Student-Centered Learning Environments in Higher Education Classrooms

Sabine Hoidn St. Gallen, Switzerland

ISBN 978-1-349-94940-3 ISBN 978-1-349-94941-0 DOI 10.1057/978-1-349-94941-0

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For Hilda

This book is part of a postdoctoral research project that has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2009–2013) under Grant Agreement no. 237673 (Marie Curie scholarship).

CONTENTS

1

Introduction

2

Constructivist Foundations and Common Design Principles of Student-Centered Learning Environments

3

4

5

6

1

23

Empirical Education Research on the Effectiveness and Quality of Learning and Instruction

105

Multiple Ethnographic Case Study Research of Student-Centered Learning Environments in Higher Education Classrooms

169

Characteristic Curricular Design Elements and (Deeper-Level) Quality Features of the  Student-Centered Classrooms Under Study

221

Situative Educational Model for the Design of  Powerful Student-Centered Learning Environments

341

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CONTENTS

Appendices

411

Glossary

427

Bibliography

433

Index

439

ABBREVIATIONS

CK EHEA HEIs HGSE ODGs PBL PCK PPK SCL SCLEs SRL

Content knowledge European Higher Education Area Higher education institutions Harvard Graduate School of Education Online discussion groups Problem-based learning Pedagogical content knowledge Pedagogical/psychological knowledge Student-centered learning Student-centered learning environments Self-regulate