A Student Centered Learning System; An Overview.

The Student Centered Learning System (SCLS) was developed by Quincy, Massachusetts educators to identify, develop, and implement a learner-responsive education system. The SCLS has 10 components. The first states the goals of the Quincy public schools as helping students to become competent as self-fulfilling individuals, citizens, and workers in a world that is maximally effective for all. The second component lists 11 behavioral projections for learners. The third component gives the rationale for the discipline. The fourth component describes comprehensive concepts for the discipline. The fifth component considers instructional objectives. The sixth component consists of diagnostic and evaluative tools and procedures. The seventh component, student learning activities, forms the basis for the last three components of the SCLS: appropriate multimedia; management systems; and self-learning environment. (PB)