'''Student-centered learning''', also known as '''learner-centered education''', broadly encompasses methods of [[teaching]] that shift the focus of instruction from the [[teacher]] to the [[student]]. In original usage, student-centered learning aims to develop learner autonomy and independence<ref>Jones, Leo. (2007). The Student-Centered Classroom. Cambridge University Press.</ref> by putting responsibility for the learning path in the hands of students by imparting to them skills, and the basis on how to learn a specific subject and schemata required to measure up to the specific performance requirement.<ref>Rogers, C. R. (1983). Freedom to Learn for the 80's. New York: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company, A Bell & Howell Company.</ref><ref>Pedersen, S., & Liu, M. (2003). Teachers’ beliefs about issues in the implementation of a student-centered learning environment. Educational Technology Research and Development, 51(2), 57-76.</ref><ref name="hannafin">Hannafin, M. J., & Hannafin, K. M. (2010). [https://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/9781441915504-c1.pdf?SGWID=0-0-45-855998-p173924330 Cognition and student-centered, web-based learning: Issues and implications for research and theory]. In Learning and instruction in the digital age (pp. 11-23). Springer US.</ref> Student-centered instruction focuses on skills and practices that enable [[lifelong learning]] and independent problem-solving.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Teaching Nursing: Developing a Student-centered Learning Environment|page= 5
|first1=Lynne E.|last1=Young|first2=Barbara L. |last2=Paterson |year=2007}}</ref> Student-centered learning theory and practice are based on the [[Constructivism (philosophy of education)|constructivist learning theory]] that emphasizes the learner's critical role in constructing meaning from new information and prior experience.
