ANALYSIS OF LEARNER-CENTERED MODEL OF EDUCATION AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT FOR DEVELOPING CREATIVE THINKING AND CREATIVITY IN A LEARNER: THE NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE
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precedent for developing critical thinking and creativity in a Nigerian learner.
Learner-centered model of education is considered as a system where learning
activities mostly revolve around the learner with the teacher playing the role
of a facilitator. It has been criticized for giving a learner undue freedom to
discover things independently with minimal teacher instruction and
subsequent brain overload which prevent learning being stored in long-term
memory. Nevertheless, this study identifies inherent worthwhile benefits
derivable from a learner-centered model of education which among other
things include; developing creative thinking and creativity in a leaner.
Creative thinking is considered as an ability of a learner to reflect on and
regulate his own mind on new and better problem-solving approaches while
creativity is an application of knowledge and imagination to a given situation
for the purpose of problem-solving. Learner-centered model through
personalized teaching which addresses the distinct needs, interests,
aspirations, or cultural backgrounds of individual learners among others
develops creative thinking and creativity in a learner. However, poor funding
and its attendant consequences like; deplorable infrastructure, nonavailability
of needed learning resources, nonpayment of teachers’ salaries
among others, were considered factors that militate against creating a
suitable environment in which a learner-centered model of education can
thrive in Nigeria’s education sector. This paper therefore recommends that
Nigeria’s annual budgetary allocation to the education subsector should be
revised upwards to reflect UNESCO’s 26% benchmark so as to ensure a
successful operation of a learner-centered model of education in Nigeria
which will serve as a precautionary measure for the uncertain future of the
country
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