Understanding Student Characteristics | Origin: ED102
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When it comes to hands on learning and/or labs students learn in a slightly different manner and rate. If you can you can partner students together that will compliment each other to get the most out of the labs or hands on portion of the class.
You need to know your student's as an individual and know their needs as that individual. You cannot categorize them.
It is important to take time to listen to a student's complaints or needs. But don't get caught up in them. This is sometimes easier said than done. We are all human and we have our own set of problems and/or experiences. We can easily hear a problem and relate it to something going on in our life. While doing this, we think we are being helpful, but really, we are feeding into the negativity. This lesson showed me that it's good to listen and give some positive feedback, but then immediately direct the conversation back towards the lesson. Be mindful of your words and don't lose focus on the main goal.
To know when to encourage
Understanding each student's uniqueness helps them to succeed and me to better understand how to teach to them.
While students are all learning to become welders, not everyone will learn in the same manner and speed. Being able to recognize this and articulate knowledge and training to everyone, not just a select few
I have learned that there will be students of all ages, culture diversities, as well as the different fears each student will have. It will be my job as their instructor to carefully communicate with each age difference so that I can reach everyone but on different levels. I will have to learn each student's disability and handicap so that no one will feel inadequate in the class setting.
how to attend to the individual needs of each student and keep each learning type engaged and encouraged in the learning process
How to accommodate the varying needs of students coming from different backgrounds and with different life experiences. This will be a very large hurdle to overcome in a classroom at a university like ECPI. There will be a lot more diversity than in a traditional setting. Using the student's backgrounds as a starting point for discussion will be helpful.
Students have different backgrounds and challenges. As an instructor I need to be accommodate for each of them reasonably so.
I have learned that students have different backgrounds and learning needs, so teaching should be supportive and focused on real-world relevance. I plan to guide students with encouragement while promoting independence and professionalism.
Each student has their own specific needs of learning. Talking to them individually will help you understand what their needs are to be a success in school
Understanding that students of different ages have different needs
Teaching a classroom of students where their ages, personalities, personal problems and how the handle their emotions with others in a classroom setting will be challenging. I see the teacher's role will be to defuse, then get back to teaching.
Communicating with the students helps to better understand their way of learning and understanding students by seeing things from their point of view is beneficial for the instructor and students.
I understand that I can use many different methods when communicating and educating my students.
I have learned that there are many ways to motivate and support student success. Understanding their background and life skills can assist me in providing training specific to their style of learning.
I have learned again what has been my biggest challenge, which is age diversity That section was very informative in teaching a new instructor how to handle the differences that take place because of the huge age diversity in the workplace. It can be a very distracting and conformational situation is allowed to escalate. As an instructor you need to recognize the differences of opinions and ideas and be able to adapt it into your teachings As well as pairing them up based on age difference,
I’ve learned that dotage groups have different ways of learning, and how to find a way around that will help all of them
