Student's in post-secondary education have a variety of learning styles which must be satisfied and which can be satisfied through lab. A lab assignment may provide some if not all of the preferred learning styles in the lab including kinesthetic, visual, etc. While this is certainly the case, I believe that some instructors fall apart in their attempt to facilitate one learning method instead of all. Difficult, yes, but it remains necessary for us to adhere to the learning styles of all students if we are to succeed as instructors.
This version of learning styles was new to me. (diverging, assimilating, etc).
Assess students learning styles & capabilities per lab tasks to address proper knowledge has been attained.
Each student has their own learning styles
Active learning and cooperative learning are both student-centered instructional approaches that aim to engage students in learning, promote collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, and enhance learning outcomes. While these two approaches have similarities, they fundamentally differ in implementation and focus. Active and cooperative learning are valuable instructional approaches that promote student engagement. Educators can incorporate both techniques to create a dynamic and effective learning environment that caters to diverse learning styles and preferences.
Since I am a clinical instructor, I must engage each student to perform skills. Pairing a student with another student, helps both students in deciding the best way to proceed to accomplish the task.
Each student has a prodominent learning style and would beneficial for each to be familiar which learning style is beneficial for success. The laboratory teaching environment provides students experiential learning. The strategies for lab teaching incorporates coopertive and active learning, which allows students to learn quickly and also motivates students to read the text material.
Teaching strategies for labs are quite different from traditional classroom-based learning. In the lab we are able to connect concepts and theories to real life applications. Understanding how our students learn will help us make informed decisions on how we teach in the lab.
Something mentioned in the module that I currently do is instruction, modeling, then hands-on learning. Without even realizing it, my lessons are built in a way that suits all three types of learners: aural, visual, & kinesthetic. I also want to try to incorporate more virtual learning through online experimentation.
know your learning styles and familiarize yourself with the lab.
In teaching my CTE classes, the cooperative and active learning approach is commonly intertwined so that all students will obtain the necessary instruction to be successful in my classes.
Instructors should use multiple strategies to address the variety of student learning styles and adapt those strategies based on the differences of individual groups of students/classes. I found it very interesting to learn that studies have show students will gravitate toward more accountability/responsibility for their learning with less lecture; and demonstrate better writing and thinking skills in a cooperative/active learning environment. I do offer an active learning environment...but still find that students come unprepared or have not finished required reading, etc.
Teach basics and see how well they work with their hands
Learning styles are behaviors that serve as stable indicators of how learners perceive, interact with, and respond to their learning environment
Getting to know your students individual learning styles & offering this as a way to learn . Encourages retention of material instead of the old style of lecturing.
its important to try to learn your dominate learning style and as a teacher try to cover all of them whem possible
In labs it is important to incorporate different teaching styles for all students. Using examples and demonstration will further learning
I learned that I am a kinetic learner.
Engaging students in the lab connects the students to the reading materials as they recognize that to be successful in the lab they must be reading and participating in lecture.
organized teams work well and you can monitor teams effectively
