AN INVESTIGATION OF THE LEVEL OF STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BENIN

This study dealt on the investigation of the level of student centered learning in the university of Benin. To achieve the purpose of the study, four research questions were raised and examined. The sample size comprised of the 100 lecturers, which will be randomly selected from over 500 lecturers in the university of Benin North. The - questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. With the aid of the stratified sampling technique, An analysis of data was done using mean score. Criterion mean score of 2.50 was used as selection criterion. The findings showed that lecturers at the University of Benin, implement student centered learning with a grand mean of 3.7 indicating a high level of interest and engagement of student-centered learning It was also concluded that science lecturers implement student centered learning more than humanities lecturers t was therefore recommended that lecturers should be more informed about the benefits of student centered" learning and engage it teaching more to help students get the most of their learning experience. The government and educational authorities should consider the findings of this study valuable to the point of informing other universities about student centered learning as well as providing necessary support for implementation.