Theories About How Students Should Learn

I’ve had teachers who teach their classes exactly how the school of board wants them to teach the class.There are positive and negatives to the way classes are being taught; some students aren 't on the same learning levels as others. Now students feel left behind and unsure on what they should do. Instead of teachers going by the rule book, they should think outside the box and find new ways that will make class interesting for students. If teachers communicate better with students there is a high chance that student will be comfortable to ask for help when it is needed. Usually students hate going to school because of same routine going on everyday. If teachers can

In education, physical space of the classroom matters, but more importantly the impression imposed by the instructor and interactions determines how the space is perceived as. Creating a positive space is displayed as welcoming any student to the class, and every student can benefit from such an effort. International students come to the institution with overwhelming fear and stress, hoping to be able to connect with their instructors and colleagues. When first stepped into the classrooms, it is important for instructors to create a welcoming and inclusive space, to provide a positive impression of the classroom building a sense of belonging. To achieve such setting, Crose (2011) introduces step-by-step teaching methods, starting from understanding international learners to the ways of creating an inclusive, internationalized classroom to overcome the challenges of language barriers.

Teachers have an important task of translating learning theories into practice. Knowledge about learning theories allows teachers to consider different approaches and apply various techniques and valuable strategies in specific contexts and with specific learners to promote learning. This essay will provide an insight into three well-known theories of how children learn. It will examine Behaviourism, Social Constructivism and Humanism and how these learning theories underpin a range of pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning and promote inclusive practice.

I believe that every teacher should have well-strucuted lessons. The teacher should be able to adjust to practice while the lesson is being implemented. The teacher should be able to recognize if she students may be struggling and how to adapt the lesson to the needs of those students. The teacher should be able to reflect on the lesson after the lesson and learn how to change the lesson if needed.

I know that in today’s society more and more special learners are placed into the classroom. Getting to know your student will help you greatly. Parents can often be a huge help! Most are more than willing to help you understand their child more. I also believe having a welcoming environment for all students is greatly needed. If the student does not feel welcome in my classroom I will talk with other staff and parents to help see how I can accommodate. If the student does not feel comfortable in an elective class I could speak with the teacher and figure out ways to resolve this. Some special learners feel left out and have a difficultly interacting socially with other students. One way I can help with this is by assigning or having volunteers for lunch buddies. I believe this could help students to understand each other

There is an atmosphere where everyone's opinions and interpretations are valid and all students are allowed to express their ideas without being judged by their peers.

Students need lessons that they can carry on for the rest of their life. In this class I learn many of those types of lessons. I learn many things about the vet science world. I do not want to be a vet, but I want to be a doctor. In this class I learn many things about the anatomy of animals, a lot of which applies to what I will need to know when I am a doctor. I also learn everyday life lessons. No teacher understands that they teach their students more from what is not in the lesson. They teach students so much about themselves that the students could not understand without these teachers. An article I read by Huffpost Education stated “it is vital that students learn how to connect what occurs in the class with their lives and the world outside of the classroom.” I agreed

As teaching is such a demanding profession, careful consideration needs to be given to how effort is distributed so that every student gets equal attention. As a professional it is important that consistency is maintained. When teaching students they will need to know what the learning objectives are so I clearly explained at the beginning of the lesson and recapped at the end. These are some of the patterns of behaviour that I have adapted in my practice. I have

Teaching and Learning consists of various different theories that educators may or may not feel applicable to their individual philosophy. There are bits and pieces of a variety of theories that many educators feel are important in the classroom. The purpose of this paper is to explain the personal learning theory and how it is applied in a classroom. After an educator takes the time to research and do further learning by reading a variety of written books, the educator may or maynot change things in the classroom or focus on a different topic that they had not previously focused on in the past.

Successful college experiences revolve around three major areas: the transition, being successful in classes/schoolwork, and involvement. These three areas have been determined from my work in the Housing and Residential Programs Department for the past three years, as this is my first lass focusing on student development theories. The three areas are must all be present in some way, shape, or form in order for success. The first step is the transition from high school to college. This is inclusive of moving away from home, and entering into an entirely different miniature society. Incoming students need to learn to adapt to their new surroundings, develop relationships, and a find their support system. Adaptation is important, for many

Cognitive and behavioral learning theories tend to dominate modern discussions of learning theories. Employed in both educational and clinical settings, both have important contributions to understanding how and why individuals learn. Is one approach statistically better than the other, or do they each have their own place where one approach may be more effective under specific circumstances? Each theory has supporters who claim the efficacy of their theory is superior. Comparison of the theories is necessary to determine if one is significantly better than the other, or even if one theory may be slightly more effective than the other. Determining if one competing theory

This essay will compare and contrast three key theories of learning; Behaviourism, Cognitive Learning Theory and Constructivism.

Take care of motivation, and learning will take care of itself. Learning comes from all forms of understanding. A person whether they are children or adults must take care of themselves in order to focus and maintain what is important. Self esteem in students is especially important when students are learning so when the self-esteem is high the motivation is high thus the learning will excel. One of the key responsibilities as teachers is to become a motivator. Motivation is how people move themselves to do an activity, job or anything that needs to be done. Motivation comes within the person and the interest and the spark of curiosity must be ignited, as teachers we gain motivation by rewards, and grades. Which is why motivation needs to be monitored constantly if we have the motivation than our learners will want to learn.

The ways in which children learn is variable, learning practices and singular theories cannot explain by themselves the very process of learning but gives some idea when these theories are viewed simultaneously; working through the limitations and expressing the benefits held across the theoretical principles. This assignment will analyse and critically evaluate behaviourist and cognitivist theories in terms of learning and education; reflecting back on application to a classroom environment. This assignment delves into areas of behaviourism developed by Skinner, Bandura, and Pavlov to name a few; which mainly works on the principle expedited by Pavlov, taking the name ‘Classical Conditioning’ of learning; which can be linked back into classroom practice; for children need to feel that they are in a positive, inductive centre of learning where they associate the positive environment with the educational situation they are placed within (Alan Pritchard, (2009)). The other side of the coin however delves into the constructivist or cognitivist theories developed by such theorists as Piaget, Vygotsky and Bruner. Cognitivist theory mainly focuses on learning as a social principle, in which the learning is the responsibility of the students, who receive and organise their information, with the teacher acting as a facilitator who scaffolds the learning process. This can be linked to classroom practice in terms of ‘Active learning’ and ‘Social transmission’, in which the children

Throughout the majority of my education, including college, I have felt like a passive member of the classroom. Teachers saw me as a clear slate that needed to be filled with information. I consumed countless facts, and memorized numerous processes, most of them not being my own. This approach to teaching has proven to be unsuccessful to the goals of education. Students are diverse, with their own learning styles and their own knowledge that they bring to the table, and these should be supported and expanded on in the classroom. The goal of education is to support learners and thinkers, and not to condition minds to all think the same ways.