Having a quiet student
Get the student more involved and excited about learning the material in the class.
That's a great idea. One of the instructor's that I work with started using note cards on her desk that they can hand her at any point with questions, concerns or information they want her to know. They either give them to her on break, at the beginning or end of class, or slip them to her as she walks around class and that way the students that are more private or shy still have a forum to interact. She reads them on break or after class and incorporates the information into her later discussions or sends them e-mails after class. It has actually caught on with several of our instructors and seems to work very effectively. Some students do not react well to being drawn out in class. This was a good alternative for them.
I like all of these ideas. I also converse with student through e-mail. Sometimes they will tell me something this way that they do not want to voice during class.
I agree with this. My typical quiet student is afraid of sharing at first, but once he/she has interacted, it becomes easier for them. I build trust with them by making lots of eye contact with them as they speak and to greet them warmly when they come into the class.
Hi Annie,
The key to getting quiet students to open up is to develop a comfort zone with them. If they trust you they will open up more.
Patricia
I like to talk with the quite students out of class to get them to trust me. So when we are having discussions in class they are more likely to speek.
How would you do this? Ask questions? Discover what the student's interest are?
I think I would include this student by attempting to discover what the student is interested in them, present examples or class applications in that area, and get them talking with the class. I think a lot of "quiet" comes from anxiety and not wanting to feel "shame".
