[Motivating Your Students]
Postive reinforcement is critical to the students learning. I agree that giving immediate feedback is critical. I know sometimes it is hard to keep up with all the paperwork as an instructor but the instructor must carefully review the test and be sure it will be graded and given back in a timely matter. I find that students anxiously want their test results sometimes given back immediately.I also think that using acronyms to help the students remember material works. I often let them make up the acronyms as a group and share them with the other students so the students have other suggestions from their classmates. It seems to work and the students have a lot of fun with it.
Hi Franklin,
I agree. The pride of knowing you have learned skill sets that will enable you to be successful in your career area is a powerful motivator.
Gary
I think in our field our students get more positive reinforcement from being able to perform the tasks they learn in the classroom. so taking them in to practice is more motivating then theory test.
Hi Karen,
Sounds like you have a lot of fun with your teaching as well as being supportive to your students. Quick feedback and turn around of assignments are two important functions of being an instructor of merit. Well done.
Gary
