The more you understand about your students educational goal, past experiences and their reasons for engaging in the education will hepl you adapt your delivery to better suit their needs.
You need to see the classroom from the students perspective.
Looking at your students and find out what makes them the way they are.
Listen to the student but don't be sucked in and don't let them take over the class with complaints. As to talk after class about their situiation.
I do this subconciously with my students. It is very insightful to see it explained.
This course emphasizes the importance of knowing wh your students are and what I can do as their intructor to support and encourage them to learn
Learning about their characteristics can help understand their actions and as an instructor you can provide the guidence in the right direction.
I think learning about each student their strengths and weaknesses is important to know as you can guide and facilitate their learning in that direction. Also, encouragement is key to their success and being available for them anytime they need help.
There is a profound level of significance that educators should recognize when accounting their learners' prior knowledge and relevance into learning and teaching schemes. It is relative that educators recall, specifically, points within John Dewey's Experiential Learning Theory to guide learners to realize their experiential worth. Learners can likewise begin to understand how to amply aplly and build upon what they already know.
Students have differen backgrounds (culture, married, age, working, taking care of elderly, etc.) that affect their motvation to learn.
By knowing my students background I can better help them reach their goals
Each student is different in terms of age,ethnicity, social and economic background, therefore instructions and demonstrations must engage students to be able to apply their experiences while learning.
Knowing your students in the classroom, will give them better directions and quality learning atmospher.
be alert and responsive to student needs-they are more afraid of social failure than academic failure
The prinicples of androgogic education are important to understand. One of the many good points that were made is to understand your students and tailor your discussions about a topic to align to the experiential attributes of your class.
I gained some interesting insights into adult student learning.
I understand my role as an instructor. This course also explained how to stay neutral when students are upset. This was helpful.
I liked the idea of trying to mix every one together, and not have age be a factor in to younger students feeling they need to show off more so older students can look at them the same or with respect. Every one is there for the same obgective.
The objectives of the student may differ. Different age groups playa part and it is good to have people from different ages in the same group with one another.
Teaching the adult learner comes with may factors to take into consideration. Their life experiences, their learning abilities, as well as their motivating factors of why they are taking your course. Most of the students that I've taught come wanting to learn and be successful in my class, unlike children. Education at this level is a choice and it comes with a price. Te price may be a promotion, social status among their peers, their self-esteem, along with the financial cost of their education.
