Giving students some choice has many benefits to it for their motivation and providing support so they feel more confident and able, will yield better course results from the individuals as well as the class as a whole.
I already use frequent surveys for students to voice their choices and opinions. I not plan to add some dimensions to the surveys. I will ask about hobbies and how they did in other classes. I will also give students weekly reports on their progress. Finally, I wil offer more choices in assignments and class structure.
supportive and positive responses when reacting to a student's response
excellent review on how to provide opportunities for students to feel secure and autonomous in the classroom setting
Always give positive feed back to students responses.
Great tips on how to positively address students when they give a wrong response. Also, how to give students control over the sequence of the activities, group and talking and choose.
Adult students are doers and thinkers.
Adult learners fear embarassment in front of their peers or colleagues. Security deals with the belief that they can sucessfully navigate the course material and achieve positive outcomes. Autonomy refers to the adult learner having some control over what they learn and how they learn it. This is especially useful when the content has real-world applicability to the student's professional experience.
being more supportive when a student is answering
Allow the students to gear how the class is being taught that day
pairing them up so they feel comfortable doing assignments and answering questions
allowing them the say so on how the class is being conducted
Security and Autonomy are crucial to the delivery of instruction and keeping students motivated and engaged
You can give the student autonomy by giving them a choice of an assignemnt. Example: Written essay, project, presentation.
I think a challenge for instructors at ECPI has to do with the five week format and the modules that come with each shell - It can be difficult to make changes to a "shell" for a cource because staying on track for the five weeks is curcial in order to successfully do a condensed course
However, ijstructors can still offer some adjustments - and should - and this module showed us some tips for allowing perceptions of autonomoy and giveing real choices to students to help them engage nore and enjoy class with more sucess
Always give support and positive emcouragement
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Rendered support measures and give postitive feedback.
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Giving students choices helps their feelings of control
Motivation with any student is key. Most would assume by teaching in a vocational setting motivation wouldn't be a factor, yet it is. I thik most of the time the students show up motivatied, but with adult learners, they will get easily discouraged.
Trying to comminicate with them to learn what their needs are is key.
Then applying what the student needs to the classroom is next.
All very difficult.
The power of choice has stood out to me. I appreciate the ideas of permitting students to be doers in the class structure and asking of questions.
