To adopt a learner-centred approach, it is necessary for a student to understand which of the following aspects?

I. Home and Cultural Background

II. Health and physical development

III. Mental abilities

The learner is at the center of all activities in a learner-centered approach. The teacher plays the role of a facilitator of the learning process and an organizer of the learning situation.

Key Points

• To adopt a learner-centered approach, it is essential to understand various aspects of a student, and the learner in your class, such as :
  • Home and Cultural Background
  • Health and physical development
  • Mental abilities
  • Learning style 
  • Motivation
  • Personality
• ​Gardener’s analysis of specific mental abilities suggests that learners have different kinds of abilities and potentials and accordingly you have to select diverse learning tasks to develop these abilities.

Hence, we can conclude that I, II, and, III are aspects that the teacher must be aware of to implement the learner-centered approach. Option 2 is the correct solution.

Important Points In a learner-centered approach, a teacher has the following three critical roles to play:

• Observer and diagnostician of the learner to estimate and diagnose strengths, weaknesses, learning needs, and learning dispositions. This helps in shaping and providing appropriate learning environments and learning activities for the learners.
• Provider of the environment for learning: to diagnose the various learning needs of the learners, it becomes the primary duty to plan a learning environment that is conducive so that each learner finds enough scope and opportunity to fulfill his/ her needs.
• Facilitator of learning: to look out for occasions to help the learners while they are engaged in learning.