Learning Styles
Since all students do not learn in the same way, it is important to adopt a teaching style that effectively addresses each learning style. Most of my class agreed that they are kinisthic learners, however, I, as the instructor must decide what materials will be used to facilitate learning. The majority of textbook materials are gearned towards visual learners. They have powerpoints. To help the hands on learner, I usually have an assignment to go along with the powerpoint so that students are not just sitting there in a daze.
Hi Samer, Giving students real life situations in which they can apply the concepts that they are learning is always effective! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
I have been teaching a Statistic and a College Algebra classes.
I see that the course will get more interesting for my students when I will involve the material with real world examples, and show them how we can approach a problem and solve it by using what we have learned.
hELLO NIKKI I'M also learning that students learning sytle varies from auditory to kinesthetic based on the age groups that i teach
I completely agree. I mix up the week with a combination of book work, in class assignment activities, powerpoints, and then they are hands on in the lab. This way they do not get bored. At the end of the week, we have a weekly assessment to see how well they reatined the knowledge of that week.
I noticed that most of the time, it's not the material the students have a hard time with, but it's with the style of teaching. Understanding the way the students learn, really helps deliver the material in a way they can understand it.
Hi Joanne, I find it is fun to creatively come up with those sort of learning tools! Susan
Susan Polick
I have noticed that a variety of tools (such as powerpoint, games, hands-on training) all lend to the learning experience and break up the monotony.
Hi Nikki, Thanks for your post to the forum, As I teach general education courses, I find that coming up with activities that will appeal to my kinesthetic is a challenge.
Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
