Allow appropriate wait time when asking student questions, and provide a learning environment so students feel motivated, successful, and safe.
Security is crucial to student motivation, in that students must believe they are capable of meeting the requirements of the course and are able to perofrm the tasks assigned. Security can be enhanced through the use of a sullabus, stating the learning objectives, laying out the assignments, and providing grading rubrics to make clear the criteria on which they will be graded. Autonomy is the other half of student motivation. Adult learners must feel they have control over their learning, and this can be accomplished through using more discussion than lecture formats, giving students a selection of assignments sor some projects, and providing enough small grades, such as quizzes, that the lowest can be dropped, reflecting that occasional failure is necessary to success. Students must also be kep informed of their progress, with continual feedback about their grades, where they are succeeding or struggling, and what might guide them to greater success.
Security and Autonomy
Security and Autonomy are needed in every class room. Students need to feel secure in there environment by knowing the class work is "doable" and challenging.Autonomy can be obtained after the student is secure in his/her environment. Knowing what to expect and knowing that the work is "doable "will lead to autonomy.
It seems that giving students some power in the pace of the class is important.
Motivation depends on both security, or students' confidence in their ability to perform the tasks in class, and autonomy, or the abilty to make choices about how they learn. Each of these factors can be influenced before and during instruction, and throughout evaluation.Security can be enhanced by learning about students and their existing knowledge, establishing a non-threatengin environment, being well-prepared, and responding to questions positively and encouragingly. During instruction, you must ensure directions are clear and actively participate. Autonomy can be provided by allowing classes (not individuals) to decide the order of certain activities, or giving them options in assignments. Asking for feedback on how the class is going and what has worked well for the students gives them a sense of empowerment and adds to motivation.
Positive and supportive responses to students are always best to keep engagement and not lose encouragement.
Adults need to feel like they have control over theri ability to learn
I learned that autonomy is the student's belief about the amount of control they have over the learning process.
Be supportive and do explanation on a clear way
Really got a lot fromthis module.
Security making the class room a safe environment for learning, discussing and sharing
Autonomity enhancing this in the classroom.
I am looking to incorporate a Trillo board for the concept map! For a quiz I am considering offering 30 questions and they must answer 25 for credit.
Adult learners are here because they see something in your particular program that they want to accomplish and all they need is a secure enviroment and they are here to learn with a little guidance, point them in the right direction and they will run with it , younger students sometimes can't see the forest for the trees and have to be guided to it wheras the older student has enough life experience to see it an instructor has to be able to recognize this and deal with it accordingly and get the students to help each other out we are here to learn from each other comprehension and eventual graduation
It's very important to allow an adult student to exspess their fears and concerns in a program.
Adult learners are different than young adult learners. We have to allow them to feel secure and autonomous in their learning enironment. They need to feel like they have choices and some amount of control in their learning. Adult learners are doers rather than sitters and listeners.
Making sure my students feel secure is going to be my main goal in the new year!
Always provide encouraging feedback and be supportive of the student
Great cousre. Informative.
Being patient and allowing the students to answer and allowing other opinions is a challenge for every adult, because we have so much to offer on any and every topic.
Better focus of what the students expect, and need
Identify your students' needs and facilitate opportunities based on your targeted audience.
