Essay Assignment 02
TEFL Course Essay Assignment.
What makes a Good Learner?
The qualities that make up a contemporary student today will vary from culture to culture and as future educators we cannot ignore the impact of contemporary society on learners and their abilities to absorb knowledge.
In an ideal situation the good qualities of a student would be for a learner to have: motivation or a will to listen. enthusiasm to try new things. confidence to ask questions. flexibility and willingness to try different learning strategies. accepting and using correction from others. good study habits. and a desire for self-learning.
But as contemporary society is ever evolving and technology keeps impacting the ways people interact and learn so too will current and future students change and as teachers and educators we need to take this into consideration when we develop and update how we impart knowledge. This brings us to the next two qualities of a good learner which are: Reflection and Metacognitive Skills.
In most classrooms you will find students with a great variety of motivations, preferences, personalities and learning styles and these have all been affected by contemporary society and the integration of technology in both their home and school lives. The result of this is that the level of concentration at any given time has been declining and therefore teachers need to learn to use different mediums to engage all students. In the average classroom you will find:
Visual learners – students who think in pictures or images and so respond better to information relayed visually;
Auditory learners – students who learn best through discussion and lectures so using activities that give them the opportunity to relay their information by listening and responding through discussion are more effective;
Kinesthetic learners – students who find that active experiences boost their comprehension through activities that allow them to physically interact with the material using a combination
What makes a Good Learner?
The qualities that make up a contemporary student today will vary from culture to culture and as future educators we cannot ignore the impact of contemporary society on learners and their abilities to absorb knowledge.
In an ideal situation the good qualities of a student would be for a learner to have: motivation or a will to listen. enthusiasm to try new things. confidence to ask questions. flexibility and willingness to try different learning strategies. accepting and using correction from others. good study habits. and a desire for self-learning.
But as contemporary society is ever evolving and technology keeps impacting the ways people interact and learn so too will current and future students change and as teachers and educators we need to take this into consideration when we develop and update how we impart knowledge. This brings us to the next two qualities of a good learner which are: Reflection and Metacognitive Skills.
In most classrooms you will find students with a great variety of motivations, preferences, personalities and learning styles and these have all been affected by contemporary society and the integration of technology in both their home and school lives. The result of this is that the level of concentration at any given time has been declining and therefore teachers need to learn to use different mediums to engage all students. In the average classroom you will find:
Visual learners – students who think in pictures or images and so respond better to information relayed visually;
Auditory learners – students who learn best through discussion and lectures so using activities that give them the opportunity to relay their information by listening and responding through discussion are more effective;
Kinesthetic learners – students who find that active experiences boost their comprehension through activities that allow them to physically interact with the material using a combination