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This paper presents the difficulties, and solutions, emerged during the implementation of the student-centered approach in a mathematics’ course unit of a higher technological course in a Portuguese polytechnic by a teacher that only had as training reference the traditional teacher-centered approach. Taking into account the objectives of the course unit, the application of a new pedagogical approach is not easy, since it requires a progressive mindset and the teacher’s willingness to constant reflection and adjustment on the new pedagogical structure developed to deal with the difficulties emerged in terms of the objectives and curricula of the educational institution, from the teacher’s point of view, from the students’ point of view and also from the points of view of the educational environment and pedagogical culture. The application of a pedagogical structure to support the teaching activities and the related active learning techniques in the classroom was established in order to integrate the mathematics’ course unit into project-based learning, which was the active learning technique applied in all other course units. Also, the active learning techniques chosen intended to boost the students’ soft skills, thereby enhancing the students’ academic performance.
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Justino, J., Rafael, S. (2022). How to Overcome the Difficulties Emerged When Applying Student-Centered Approach?. In: Auer, M.E., Hortsch, H., Michler, O., Köhler, T. (eds) Mobility for Smart Cities and Regional Development - Challenges for Higher Education. ICL 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 389. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93904-5_14
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