| Summary: | Background: Shifting method from teaching to learning approaches require students to take
the initiative to learn more, while academic staff only acts as a facilitator and requires them
to be able to manage learning activities well. Thus it is necessary for them to know several
methods of essential student centered learning so they can select the most suitable type of
learning method to achieve the learning competencies from a single subject.
Objective: To determine academic staff knowledge, students of Nutrition Department,
Faculty of Public Health class of 2008 and 2009 and supporting staff�s knowledge about
student learning centered method.
Method: This research was conducted with the mixed method (embedded design,
qualitative research as part of the quantitative research) with a primary emphasis on
quantitative research involving all students of class 2008 and 2009, who are still in the
academic phase, academic staff of nutritional department and supporting staff of Faculty of
Public Health, Hasanuddin University.
Result: There are 3 methods most answered correctly by 54.5% of respondents that the
advantages of using small group discussion, advantages of cooperative learning and
problem based learning weaknesses. While the least correct answer is the advantage of
problem-based learning method that is 4.5% respondents. Table 4.2
For open questions, Table 4.3 illustrates that the most preferred methods are small group of,
18.2%
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