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Table 5 Teachers’ practices of SCLA

From: Assessing English language teachers’ understanding and practices of student-centered learning in Oman

No

Frequency of teachers’ usage of SCLA activities in their classes:

Every classa

Most classes

Some classes

Rarely

Never

Total

Median

1

Awareness creation (sessions with students on SCLA; what, why, and how)

16.39%

10

55.74%

34

19.67%

12

8.20%

5

0.00%

0

61

4

2

Self-development sessions (sessions on developing confidence, personality, and transferable skills)

13.11%

8

55.74%

34

21.31%

13

8.20%

5

1.64%

1

61

4

3

Modeling (demonstration of how to handle and solve problems)

27.87%

17

49.18%

30

21.31%

13

1.64%

1

0.00%

0

61

4

4

Simulations (activities that inspire critical thinking

22.95%

14

55.74%

34

19.67%

12

1.64%

1

0.00%

0

61

4

5

Problem-solving (problem-based activities that can be done individually or by group)

22.95%

14

50.82%

31

24.59%

15

1.64%

1

0.00%

0

61

4

6

Questioning (asking students probing questions to measure their understanding)

59.02%

36

32.79%

20

6.56%

4

1.64%

1

0.00%

0

61

5

7

Reading, thinking, writing, pairing, and sharing

39.34%

24

50.82%

31

09.84%

6

0.00%

0

0.00%

0

61

4

8

Classroom discussion (group discussions)

16.39%

10

68.85%

42

13.11%

8

1.64%

1

0.00%

0

61

4

9a

Online discussion (Moodle-based activities)

3.28%

2

18.03%

11

31.15%

19

34.43%

21

13.11%

8

61

3

10

Role-playing (asking students to play the role of a facilitator or a peer–tutor)

11.48%

7

31.15%

19

42.26%

27

9.84%

6

3.28%

2

61

3

11

Information gap activity (a group or pair activity to allow students to share and exchange information on an outcome-related task of the course)

9.84%

6

59.02%

36

22.95%

14

8.20%

5

0.00%

0

61

4

12

Brainstorming and reflections (asking students to brainstorm ideas on a certain outcome-related task; then each group leader reflects on the approach for handling or solving problems)

31.15%

19

50.82%

31

16.13%

10

1.64%

1

0.00%

0

61

4

  1. aNB. Activity 9 is a daily activity that would not normally take place in the classroom, as the student connects with the teacher online, from home, after normal school hours. Hence, this activity should be read as per day instead of per class as the participants were accustomed to this practice