Benefits of knowing the learning styles of your students is to know how the information you want the students to learn/process is being processed and it could assist you with changing the way you teach. Teaching a College Success Class, student really didn't know the technical name of the way they process the information, but once they learned the technical terms, it opened them up to realize that there are different ways to learn. Switching up your teaching style can help increase the amount of students who are really absorbing the material. It also helps them to self-identify their weakness area so that they can work on trying all types of learning styles.
Knowing the learning styles of my students will not only help me to better cater to their instructional needs on an individual basis but also streamline information given to the students as a group. Some students have not analyzed what kind of learners they are and catering to all types of learning styles in a class session seems to help everyone understand the material better.
it give you a chance to customize the way you deliver the class content in order to address each student needs and how they receive the information
Knowing the learning styles of your students is going to give you a good basis to start teaching from. You can try to custom tailor your class to the students you have, so the material reaches as many students as possible.
It allows an instructor to use a variety of instructional techniques that play to the strengths of each of the different learning styles. This may also have the instructor get outside his or her most comfortable style of presentation and have the instructor grow along with the students.
As each student learns at their own developed style, I have found that using all four of the major learning styles to be the most beneficial way of delievering the material.
knowing the learning styles of your students helps to guarantee them success.
If you vary the teaching styles beiong sure to use all of the resources avaliable your students will benefit.
The benefit of knowing the learning styles of your students would be helping not just yourself but also the student's success. Every student is different and have different levels of learning. We want them to be successful and not set them up for failure. To a point, we need to cater to the needs of our students.
That's exactly the point,Arthur! When you know your students' learning styles you can adjust your delivery and the material that you use. Best wishes - Susan
Hi Marie - Congratulations on doing an excellent job teaching to the learning styles! Best wishes - Susan
The benefits of understanding learning styles include students with better outcomes; achievement, understanding and instructor classroom management.By knowing the learning styles of your students an instructor can create course content that will meet the needs of the student.
Knowing the learning styles of your students makes you a more efficient teacher. If you can identify the learning styles of your classes early you can deliver the material using the most effective method. For instance, if you find that you have a very low number of visual learners, you need not spend class time on the colorful power point presentation you have relied upon in the past.
At the school we have a lot of challenged learners with mind type disorders. To get their attention is one of the hardest but once you have their attention it is possible to teach them a topic. I use training aids passed around, and the challenge students get cut aways with it in their hands I describe it with the one on the power point and have a gifted student assist them. So finding the one with learning disorders is easy because the are the more disruptive during a lecture beck that is not how the learn.
Managing my course materials to best fit all learning styles is very important. I try to incorporate all with lectures and powerpoints hand in hand, then demonstrate what I just explained in the software along with the different ways of performing the task I'm teaching. Then, I leave time for the students to complete an in class lab performing the tasks I just demonstrated and following along in the lab packet I created also with details of performing the tasks in the software. I usually get everyone on board this way understanding the concept. I feel I'm a pretty effective instructor because everyone understands and it is reflected in their test scores and practical exams.
Hi Louis- You are probably correct because the usual profile for career college students is the 18 - 24 age range. However,the bulk of my experience is with adult students 25 +. I am alwayys looking for new ideas to use when working with these adults. Any ideas you can share? Thanks ! Susan
Hi Bryan - You really understand teaching to the learning styles! Your challenge to continue to improve your lessons to accomodate your students is exemplary and I know you will also continue to be an amazing teacher - best wishes - Susan
Hi Andrea- You have an excellent "Game Plan" set for yourself- I know that you will find great success in your classroom by teaching to the learning styles! Best wishes - Susan
Our classes are small, 12-20 students. Every day our classes consist of lecture, demo and production. Knowing my students learning styles will help me to now where to spend most of my time and who to focus on during a specific part of the class. I can also assign partners based on varieng learning styles and assign homework giving an assortment of sources for the class to use.
it makes it easier to set-up your lesson plan and how you will deliver that information.
Hi Andrea - Your classes certainly address all the learning styles. Forming teams of diverse styles is a great learning experience for your students that also usually produces good results.
