10 types of learning strategies Maddy Houk Presentations

10 types of learning strategies Maddy Houk

Presentations ( teacher centered) Pros Present information once for all the students Students can learn different note taking strategies Can get the most current information Students can learn to present as well Cons Not all student respond well to presentations Potentially boring Note taking difficulty

Demonstration (teacher centered) Pros Seeing before doing A teacher can get a large group of student to complete a task Only a small amount of supplies necessary Safety Cons Not hands on Limited view Nonflexible pacing, these can take a long time.

Drill-and-Practice (teacher centered) Pros Corrective feedback Information chunking Built in practice, give opportunity to try new knowledge Cons Repetitive Potentially boring Non-adaptive, does not help the student if they are making continual errors

Tutorial (teacher centered) Pros Independent work Self-paced, students can learn at their own pace and don’t feel pressured Individualized Cons Potenally boring Possibly frustrating Potential lack of guidance

Discussion (student centered) Pros Interesting Challenging Inclusive, everyone gets a chance to participate Cons Can limit participation Sometimes unchallenging Difficulty level, some questions asked may be to difficult for students

Cooperative Learning (student centered) Pros Learning benefits, student learn from each other Formal or informal Learning opportunity, students learn how to work with peers Cons Size limitation Potential overuse Group member limitation

Games (student centered) Pros Engaging Match to outcomes, can be adapted to match learning outcomes Variety of settings Gain attention Cons Competition concerns Level of difficulty Expense distraction

Simulations (student centered) Pros Safety Recreate history Hands on Variety of ability levels Cons Questionable representation Complexity Time factor

Discovery (student centered) Pros Engaging Repeated steps Student control of learning Cons Time factor Preparation is curtail Misunderstanding, confusing content

Problem-based (student centered) Pros Engaging Context for learning Levels of complexity Cons Difficult to create Time consuming Age appropriateness