You are correct in your account of reviewing with students. It does give students the chance to see how much they really did learn each day. I always try to leave 10 minutes at the end of each class to review items that we covered that day and I always start the class by going over the previous days results so students can be aware of what is going on in the classroom
I agree with Charlotte.........she was one of my former instructors! Something I learned from Charlotte is that opening up with a review exercise really gives the student a cumulative benefit for memory retention.
I use this method for all classes today. You start to see a sparkle in the students eye and confidence build through this application process.
I make it a regular habit to open each new class with a review of what had been focus of prior week classtime..I assume that some of my student need to think back as to the main points to be remembered and applied as we continue..in Foundations we build on each of the elements and principles that are expected to be incorporated weekly as the class progresses...
I agree. At the beginning of each day I try to incorporate a mini review of the previous day to show how concepts and competentcies build on each other. I also review or "recap" my lecture when I am finished to reinforce the information. Finally I do a brief review at the end of the day.
I find my teaching style similar to both Erin's and Patricia, but the other thing that I do is I will have a quick discussion and informal verbal quiz on the technique or demo from the day before the next day. This really helps the students learn and reinforce the techniques they have just learned and keep the retention of the information at a high level.
Often I will have students do the end of the day summary, just by asking, "So, who wants to recap what we learned today?" Typically several students will volunteer and will interject to remind the speaker of other information. This works well and students leave with a reminder of all the new knowledge they've gained.
As an instructor, it also allows me to gauge what I have taught, if I have missed anything and points that I need to reemphasize, or deemphasize. And, knowing I will ask this question encourages students to take better notes.
I think that reviewing is a great way to recap the days lesson. I find that the students are better able to understand
i strongly agree that a re-cap of a days teachings are of utmost importance. however, i like to do it the next day and again at the end of the course. some students forget from one minute to the next but will be able to remember in details a while later.
I find my teaching style similar to Erin's teaching style. Many students like the round table discussion and feel empowered to have this opportunity.
I totally agree! I lecture and then demo, then right before I send my students off to production I re-cap on everything we just went over be fore the begin. We also hold a round table discussion right before they are dismissed for the day to once again re-cap on the days lesson and previous days info. Retention of info!
