Ten Learning Strategies Advantages and Limitations By Mrs

Ten Learning Strategies Advantages and Limitations By Mrs. Tammie Thornton

Presentation (teacher centered) Advantages Limitations Present once Difficult for some students Note-taking strategies Potentially boring Information sources Note-taking difficulty Student presentations Age appropriateness

Demonstration (teacher centered) Advantages Limitations • Seeing before doing • Not hands-on • Task guidance • Limited view • Economy of supplies • Nonflexible pacing • Safety

Drill-and-Practice (teacher centered) Advantages Limitations Corrective feedback Repetitive Information chunking Potentially boring Built-in practice Nonadaptive

Tutorial (teacher centered) Advantages Limitations • Independent work • Potentially boring • Self-paced • Possibly frustrating • Individualization • Potential lack of guidance

Discussion (student centered) Advantages Limitations Interesting Potential for limited participation Challenging Sometimes unchallenging Inclusive Difficulty level Opportunity for new ideas Age appropriateness

Cooperative Learning (student centered) Advantages Limitations • Learning benefits • Size limitation • Formal or informal • Potential overuse • Learning opportunity • Group member limitation • Content areas

Games (student centered) Advantages Limitations Engaging Competition concerns Match to outcomes Levels of difficulty Variety of settings Expense Gain attention Misdirection of intention

Simulations (student centered) Advantages • Safety • Recreate history • Hands-on • Variety of ability levels Limitations • Questionable representation • Complexity • Time factor

Discovery (student centered) Advantages Limitations Engaging Time factor Repeated steps Preparation is critical Student control of learning Misunderstanding

Problem-Based Learning (student centered) Advantages Limitations • Engaging • Difficult to create • Context for learning • Age appropriateness • Levels of complexity • Time-consuming

Thank you! SOURCE: SMALDINO, SHARON E. , DEBORAH L. LOWTHER, AND JAMES D. RUSSELL. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA FOR LEARNING. 10 TH ED. BOSTON: PEARSON, 2012. PRINT (73 -83).