Jeanne Chall on Key Differences Between Teacher-Centered and Student-Centered Instruction 9: Optimum Level for Difficulty of Learning

Teacher-Centered: The tendency is to prefer more-difficult rather than easier instructional materials.

Student-Centered: The tendency is to prefer easier tasks and materials because students are expected to do much of their learning independently.

Excerpted from: Chall, Jeanne S. The Academic Achievement Challenge: What Really Works in the Classroom? New York: The Guilford Press, 2002.