A Nudge is Best: Helping Students through the Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development

Navigating the Bumpy Road to Student-Centered Instruction

“…Just as some people have an easier time than others in getting through the grieving process, some students may immediately take to whichever SCI method you're using and short-circuit many of the eight steps, while others may have difficulty getting past the negativity of Steps 3 and 4. The point is to remember that the resistance you encounter from some students is a natural part of their journey from dependence to intellectual autonomy (see Kloss 1994). If you provide sufficient structure and guidance along the way, by the end of the course most of them will reach satisfactory levels of both performance and acceptance of responsibility for their own learning.…”

Coupled collaborative in-class activities and individual follow-up homework promote interactive engagement and improve student learning outcomes in a college-level Environmental Geology course

“…Learner-centered teaching is largely concerned with recognizing and using students' existing knowledge, preconceptions, skills, and attitudes to facilitate new learning (Bransford et al, 2000). Furthermore, a learner-centered environment aids in the transition from dependence on the lecturer to intellectual autonomy (Kloss, 1994). Active learning is "a process in which students are actively enga ged in learning" (Handelsman et al, 2007).…”

How to share the process of graduate advising

“…Each student's (and advisor's) learning journey will be unique, and the advisor's role is not to teach but to facilitate learning. We tend to resist experiences that challenge the way we see ourselves (Rogers 1969;Weimer 2013), and we may experience a sense of loss (Kloss 1994). Hence, it is important to create a learning environment that stimulates students to change their perspective on the world and provides the safety for them to do so.…”