Understanding student characteristic
This will play a vital role in any classroom setting. Undestanding student characteristics is the key to any successful instuctor.
Julian,
I wish you must continued success as an instructor. I know you are going to find that focusing on listening more is going to result in expanding your rapport with your students.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Having read all the replies in this forum along with the comments of Gary, I realize that I need to take the time, sometimes challenging in todays fast paced world of education, to stop and listen to all my students not just the ones who seem to have a way of always getting my attention. Thank you
Maria,
Listening is a powerful learning tool. When we are listening we are learning, when we are talking we aren't. So by listening our students start to see we respect them and their input and this increases their investment in the course.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Absolutely! The instructor must always be able to be an excellent listener, i greatly believe that the majority of adult learners are in post secondary education because they want a better life; therefore treat them with dignity and respect.
Tamara,
Good point about listening. When you are listening you are learning not to mention the respect that you are gaining from the person talking. When students know they have an instructor that really listens they become engaged at a much higher level.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
To increase the success of our students instructors may also add to the understanding of characteristics by offering support and great listening skills. Many times students have much demand and not enough supplication to meet the need.
I agree with Mr. Garza that it is a very important part in our classroom setting. In order to be a successful instructor we do need to understand student characteristics.
Ruben,
Understanding student characteristics is the foundation upon which instructional delivery should be built. Good point. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
