Department of Health Sciences Faculty Articles

Anatomy of a Learner-Centered Course Syllabus

Document Type

Article

ISSN

1941-9430

Publication Date

Summer 2000

Abstract

This article describes the learner-centered syllabus as a strategy to support learning in physician assistant education. The learner-centered syllabus represents a significant point of interaction between instructor and students. If thoughtfully prepared, the syllabus demonstrates the important components of the student's needs and interests, the instructor's beliefs and assumptions about the nature of learning and education, and the instructor's values and interests concerning course content and structure. The author concludes that this strategy would be appropriate for all types of learners; however, a precondition for this is a commitment by instructors to learner-centered philosophies.

DOI

10.1097/01367895-200011030-00009

Volume

11

Issue

3

First Page

179

Last Page

180

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

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