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As much as I agree that visual and hearing are huge in the learning process, Being able to do hands on (feel) is a very helpful tool in having the student learn. Working in the field of audio I have noticed that as the students learn the theory and are able to visually see presentations and video's of how things are done, actually being Hands on and doing it themselves helps tremendously in the learning process.
Shea,
Great! Doing, application, and kinesthetic activities all use additional senses which has proven to improve learning and retention of needed material taught in a class.
Barry Westling
I totallly agree becuase I have a rather large class and everyone is at different levels. in order for me to integrate them i tend to have them get up and do patient care scenarios inspired by lecture.
Hi Juan:
I think pretty much any activity that gets students involved, moving around, or in an activity other than sitting, listening to someone talk is going to lead to better retention and student outcomes. The more sense we can involve in our classes, retention will be improved as well.
Stories, discussions, demonstrations, labs - these are among the more interesting and effective activities.
Regards, Barry
We use the hands-on approach a lot because we have classes that are mostly in computer labs and so the students can follow along with demonstrations at their stations. When the students are actively using the software they are much more engaged than if we were to only lecture about the software and then expect them to remember how to apply what they learned later.
Hi Henry!
Great post! I am in agreement with you here. Many of my students get bored and will begin to fall asleep in class if all I do is lecture. However, if I lecture for just a bit, for example, tell them what we will be working on and why it is important for them to know, and then get them working on what I was talking about, I have a better outcome.
Hi Daniel:
Kinesthetic, psychomotor, or hands-on - pretty much all different terms for the same type of exercise: physical activity involving lab or skill performance. People learn by doing. Teaching others is probably the best way. If we could get students to teach other students by showing them how to perform the correct steps in a procedure, the "teacher" students would learn the most.
Regards, Barry
i agree hands on training is the best because it gives them hands on training they need in the working world to be good at what they do
Hi James:
Your point is important and underscores the need to carefully plan a variety of learning activities so that when it comes time to apply some of the learning, that foundational knowlege will be present.
Regards, Barry
Hands on is a strong tool for learning,but the student needs to be able to put hands on and information together,with out that technique, it will take a long time to have the understanding of the reason why they are performing a particular task in a particular way.
Hi Tim:
Combining senses in learning is helpful. A lesson with lecture and demonstration; a group discussion with a summary to the class; a lab experience with critical thinking exercises. Lots of variety, lots of activity, this all keeps the class moving along and interesting too.
Regards, Barry
I couldn't agree more with Henry. I have noticed that most students really do learn best in the audio field from a hands on approach to the required material.
Hi Henry:
Touch enhances other senses (like visual and auditory). Combined they make for a wonderful triad of attributes most students possess in most classroom settings. We can capitalize on this by designing lesson exercises that engage these senses for better student retention of information.
Regards, Barry