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Hi all I agree with David's broad categorisation of this terminology. 'Behavioural Science' suggests to me an assumption that human behaviour is explicable via approaches characteristic of empirical science - experimental, quantitative and generally individualistic - i.e. treating students as atomistic. The phrase 'learner-centred' also implies to me a rather a-social view of students as 'just' engaged in learning (and further suggesting passive recipients of 'knowledge') rather than as human beings in their social contexts interpreting the practices around them and making sense of them - i.e. a learning development approach. I think Margaret's reviewer may want her to be more psychologistic - i.e. drawing upon the cognitivist and behaviourist learning theories popular in that discipline ... John From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Andrew Sent: 17 May 2013 10:37 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Learner-centered behavioural science My understanding is that behavioural science is a term used to group psychology, sociology and other subjects that study human behaviour - the use of the two words would generally indicate the tradition of behaviourism and narrowly defined scientific approaches although the term Applied Behavioural Science is used for very different approaches - I did the Diploma in Behavioural Science at what was then North London Poly which included bioenergetics, gestalt and other 'humanistic' approaches, and there is still a Journal of Applied Behavioral Science (http://jab.sagepub.com/content/early/recent) which continues that tradition (but probably in more modern forms). So the background of the term is contradictory. A search in the journal of applied behavioral science found not matches for learner-centered - so the term itself is still proving illusive! David Margaret MacDougall wrote: Thanks for the prompt responses, David. I have been asked to address reviewer feedback in response to a manuscript I submitted for publication. One (anonymous) reviewer has commented that in terms of background, my manuscript needs "deeper exploration and discussion of ... learner-centered behavioural science." They don't explain further and therefore I am currently sending out some feelers to see if the expression "learner-centered behavioural science" strikes a chord with anyone involved in research in student learning. If anyone has relevant suggestions as to possible meanings, I would be most happy to hear from them. Best wishes Margaret On 17/05/2013 09:54, David Andrew wrote: Getting zero results on google is quite unusual these days but that is the result for that phrase - in case anyone else was thinking of looking. It suggests it doesn't exist - where did you come across it Margaret? David Margaret MacDougall wrote: Hello Are any of our list members familiar with the notion of learner-centred behavioural science? If so, I would be interested to learn how they interpret this notion. Many thanks Best wishes Margaret David Andrew, HEA CPD Manager Senior Tutor <http://www.learninginstitute.qmul.ac.uk/><http://www.learninginstitute.qmul.ac.uk/> The Learning Institute Queen Mary, University of London Mile End, London E1 4NS 02078822803 <tel:02078822803><tel:02078822803> 02081446753 <tel:02081446753><tel:02081446753> Book an appointment with me at http://doodle.com/DavidAndrew My profiles: Twitter <http://twitter.com/acprac><http://twitter.com/acprac> Google Plus <https://plus.google.com/114444405837840833554/posts><https://plus.google.com/114444405837840833554/posts> David Andrew, HEA CPD Manager Senior Tutor [http://www.learninginstitute.qmul.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/LI.jpg]<http://www.learninginstitute.qmul.ac.uk/> The Learning Institute Queen Mary, University of London Mile End, London E1 4NS 02078822803<tel:02078822803> 02081446753<tel:02081446753> Book an appointment with me at http://doodle.com/DavidAndrew My profiles: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/twitter.png] <http://twitter.com/acprac> [https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/googleplus.png] <https://plus.google.com/114444405837840833554/posts>