What is student centered learning? (Student Centered Learning: Why, How, & What, 2018)
Student based learning is an instructional approach with a focus on student and not the teacher. The mission is to create independent and responsible learners for the future. By using student based learning teachers encourage students to share in decisions, believing in their capacity to lead, and remembering how it feels to learn. (McCarthy, 2015)
Student-centered classrooms include students in planning, implementation, and assessments. Involving the learners in these decisions will place more work on them, which can be a good thing. Teachers must become comfortable with changing their leadership style from directive to consultative -- from "Do as I say" to "Based on your needs, let's co-develop and implement a plan of action." (McCarthy, 2015)
Benefits of student based learning (Student Centered Learning: Why, How, & What, 2018)