Learner centered or teacher centered? Medical Teachers’ preferences ( A pilot study)

Giti Karimkhanlouei; Saeedeh Mazloomzade

doi:10.22037/jme.v14i1.8171

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

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https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v14i1.8171

Learner centered or teacher centered? Medical Teachers’ preferences ( A pilot study)

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Giti Karimkhanlouei^1,*,

Saeedeh Mazloomzade¹

1Faculty of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 14, issue 1; e105424

Published online:Jun 04, 2015

Article type:Brief Report

Received:Aug 08, 2015

Accepted:Jun 04, 2015

How to Cite:Giti KarimkhanloueiSaeedeh MazloomzadeLearner centered or teacher centered? Medical Teachers’ preferences ( A pilot study).J Med Edu.14(1):e105424.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v14i1.8171.

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Background and purpose: While learner-centered language teaching has been advocated in higher education in the recent years, teacher-centered pedagogical styles seem to be predominant in several instructional settings. The bottom line is that all teachers must be equipped with a deep knowledge of pedagogical improvements and use them as instructional innovations for the betterment of their pedagogies.Methods: The present study investigates the preference of the instructors for teaching in traditional vs. learner-centered styles of teaching at the Zanjan Medical University. Method: A questionnaire was used to investigate the teachers’ preferences for either of these styles. A total of 30 faculty members of the Zanjan Medical University from different fields of study were included as subjects in this study.Results: Results indicated that most instructors (90%) still use traditional/teacher-centered approaches in the University, despite the call for a shift to learner-centered approaches.Conclusions: This study indicated that the instructors needed more facilities and enhanced fundamental knowledge of learner-centered approaches in order to apply this mode of instruction in their teaching process.

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Learner-Centered

Teacher-Centered

Constructivism

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