The relationship between teaching and learning style

Many teachers forget that students learn differently.  At times students get frustrated because of this neglect and suffer while learning various subjects.  Here is a reminder of the way students learn by looking at the diagram below.

As one can see, students choose at least one style of learning that will allow them to form concepts from content given.  The learning style of students for one subject may not be the same for the learning of another subject.  The same would be for the teaching style of the teacher who adjust his teaching style based on the subject that is needed to be taught.

It is important that teachers should try to use a model to assist them in understanding how to teach students with diverse learning styles.  Marzano, R., et.-al, (1997) spoke of the Dimensions of Learning that our teachers should be acquainted with.  The diagram below suggests that our students start with the perception of learning; attitudes and perceptions, and end with habits of mind.  Combining Marzano, the various teaching and learning styles, good teaching and learning environment can be established.

Many of our teachers need to remember that they were once students and should recall the fun and challenges they had in learning from their teachers.   Therefore, with that in mind, I am asking our teachers to be mindful of the students they teach.  Not all students can adopt the exact style their teachers had learnt and thus teachers should remember that each student has his own unique way of learning.

A simple style of writing an essay

Essay writing has always be an activity that is constantly viewed as a burden by many high school and college students.  Sometimes, the best of students suffer with poor grades due to poor technique in putting their words together.  I had learnt a simple technique that I believe can help persons in writing good essays using a basic principle.

 

 An essay is usually in three sections.   The first section is called the Introduction. This consists of introductory sentences that have several important points. Here is an example of  points about a  car; The has one steering wheel, four tires and two headlamps (these points will be used later).  The second section is called the Body. This section is used to give additional information on each point.  By using the points in the introduction, each point becomes a paragraph within the body.  It means that the point on the steering wheel can become a paragraph; the point on the tires can also be another paragraph, which means that the final point will be on the headlamps.  In other words, the body can have several paragraphs. The more information you have for each point, the longer the paragraph.

The final section called the Conclusion summarizes the essay. This forms a nice ending to your work, making it complete (summary about the car would be nice here). It is useful for one to have a good grasp of the language before writing any paper.  Also, it is good to have knowledge of the topics that you write about!  When the essay is complete, please read over the work to ensure transitions, good content development/presentation of information and good use of vocabulary. It is good to use language to match the audience you are targeting thus keeping them interested while they read. 

Happy writing!