POLICY BRIEF – Classroom Observation Baseline Study: Student-Centered Effective Teaching and Learning in Jordanian Schools

The findings presented in this policy brief stimulate a policy level debate about the extent to which teachers use Student-Centered Active Learning and Teaching (SCALT) methodologies in Jordan.

The results of the study suggest that Jordanian teachers have much room for improvement in utilizing SCALT. Creating policies to replicate SCALT practices through modeling teaching mechanisms with incentives to foster learning and exchange of experiences between and within directorates and schools may be critical to expanding the impact of SCALT in Jordan. World Education, 2012.