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Students' Perceptions of Teaching and Learning: The influence of students' approaches to learning and teachers' approaches to teaching

2001; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 7; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/13540600120054964

1470-1278

Jennifer Campbell, David Smith, Gillian M. Boulton‐Lewis, Joanne Brownlee, Paul C. Burnett, Suzanne Carrington, Nola Purdie,

Communication in Education and Healthcare

Nearly 500 secondary students in 24 classes were surveyed and four students in each class interviewed concerning their approaches to learning and perceptions of their classroom environment. While interviewed students with deep approaches to learning generally demonstrated a more sophisticated understanding of the learning opportunities offered to them than did students with surface approaches, teaching strategies also influenced students' perceptions. When teachers focused strongly on actively engaging students and creating a supportive environment, students with both deep and surface approaches focused on student-centred aspects of the class. In contrast, when traditional expository teaching methods were used exclusively, students with deep and surface approaches both focused on transmission and reproduction.