In order to receive the maximum benefit from your teaching, it would benefit the instructor to know if his/her students were visual, auditory, or tactile learners and structure the lectures accordingly.
I simply think back to when I was in college and how I learned. That helps alot.
I find it amazing and challenging the different styles students have. This certainly allows me the opportunity to use different methods of teaching and/or instruction.
Hi Jim, Thanks for your post to the forum. Since I teach the general education classes like Critical Thinking and Psychology, I know exactly what you describe! Our employers tell us that those gen ed skills are what they are looking for. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Hi Treva, Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, that we can more effectively plan our lessons is the best reason to learn about our students' learning styles. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
We are a construcion trade school, about 50% is hands-on. The other half is audio and written involving codes and physics invoved to be able to become top-rated (paid) technicians. Visual is the basics of the hands-on skills. The audio and written is often described in foul terms as unneeded. Videos are considered nap-time. For the majority of students that take advantage of all learning styles do well in all their classes and have less trouble in finding better paying positions with better paying employers.
With those who will not attempt other learning styles I have worked with them and covering their opinion of unwanted material and have paced the classes to help them get material that they will need. I have had students that spent the entire class whinning how they were being gypped by the
program a few months later come back and say if it wasn't for what they considered unnneeded material they wouldn't have the good job they now have
Identifying the learning style helps the instructor to best identify the learning techniques and strategies to use when preparing his or her lesson.
You can effectively make a lesson plan for the new class based on the information that you find out
Hi Naomi, Thanks for your post to the forum. That's a good pointwell - when we challenge ourselves to vary our delivery we benefit as ! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
If you address every learning style in the classroom you will have a more engaged classroom. This will also help with diversifing you delivery method.
Hi Angela, Thanks for your post to the forum. That is the importance of knowing about learning styles - it helps us to plan how to teach effectively. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
I have found that asking at the beginning of the quarter and finding out which students learn which way lets me know how I will be instructing in my class (lesson planning). It lets me know how I will have to diversify myself because my teaching style is clearly a reflection of my personal learning style as I have observed lately, as well as how to set students up in groups that will benefit them the most.
Hi Pamela, thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, by utilizing what we learn by assessing learning styles, we are more effective and students learn better. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Hi Asha, Thanks for your post to the forum. looks like you have a lot of exciting things happening in your classroom! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Even though using a variety of teaching methods is best. I will be able to emphasize those that best suite my student's needs. I will improve teaching techniques by developing competency in all styles.
Through assessment, I can refine my instruction to optimize individual success for each student, and help shore up areas that need strenghtening. I think teaching in a students' preferred style helps the student feel more comfortable with the subject matter and encourages confidence, which is so important for motivation and continued achievement.
I have found that some student would tell you openly what they and some like to stay quiet and suffer. I always add different kind of assignments for my class so all style of learners are getting the material. I use powerpoint and also give them handouts of the powerpoints so students can scribble therie own notes on it. We do something called a textile jeopardy and that is always a hit.
We also do tactile fabric swatch anaylasis.
I do inline quizes and forums for shy students who don't want to speak too much in class.
Everyone learns through different styles.....find out what style learners YOUR students are .
KNOWING THE LEARNING STYLES OF YOUR STUDENTS EMPOWERS A TEACHER TO BE CREATIVE AND PRESENT CONTENT IN AN ENJOYABLE FASHION THAT RESULTS IN ACTIVE LEARNING.
Hi Christa, Thanks for your post to the forum. It is surprising how many students have never heard of "Learning Styles"! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
