Student Learning Philosophy

Since much of our time is spend in groups, it is helpful to work in groups because it will give an opportunity to improve their human functioning. Group work helps to develop individual skills in communication, relationship building and asserting oneself

In schools throughout the world, this piece of equipment is the chief mainstay for the language teacher. It is essential that it is used properly. Teachers use the board to clarify certain points, and to test pupils understanding of a lesson. They must thoroughly consider what is written on it, as this

Whiteboards Because they are relatively inexpensive and inexpensive to use, virtually every schoolroom has at least one.

Groups are fun and good for essays and projects. Groups can make you more friends. If there are 1 or more people you can work faster. Groups are good for brainstorming. Groups have more than 1 person working at a time.

We all remember those boring days back in middle school where the worksheets were given out everyday, and you were just waiting for that beautiful sound of the two words “group work” to run through your ears and brighten up your day. It just made you want to jump out of your seat and start working because of how excited you were. In my opinion, group work is something that I must strongly agree with because it helps with so many things including teaching different real life skills, lets you have fun, and helps you meet new

Working in a group can have many benefits and challenges. The major benefit is the tasks for the assignment are delegated. Each person in the group takes part of the assignment which makes it easier on the workload. Being in a group also has it challenges such as part of the task does not get completed, lack of communication, or dealing with different personalities. I liked the group I was in, we all knew

In “How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom,” M. Suzanne Donovan and John D. Bransford open the chapter by saying “Many of us learned science in school by studying textbooks that reported the conclusions of what scientists have learned over the decades” I related most to this text because mostly everything that I’ve learned was from studying a textbook ever since seventh grade and till this day. The quote above is especially true when you enter college level sciences, for example, my college professor for my introduction to Biology would lecture briefly about one chapter up until the exam. Only to find out that chapter is not on the exam, and in order to get the good grades on the exams students sort of had to

Professors often make students work in groups , in additional to individual class work. In 5-10 sentences, write what you believe to be the advantages and/or disadvantages of working in groups in the classroom setting, and what lessons you may learn from those experiences that could apply later in

The article by Elrick (2015) has the same argument about effectiveness of group work, specifically at school and workplace. Profitable teamwork and collaboration not only help with completing tasks but can also open your eyes to new ideas and widen your outlook. As Wagner (2015) asserts, students preparing for future careers will find that skills obtained in college can support cooperation attributes that are very much required at places of employment; they also gain experience and learn how to advise. Moreover, the writer claims that knowledge and technical skills are not enough, not being willing to collaborate can be a red flag for an employer. Consequently, there is no school or workplace without teamwork because it leads to benefit and

Everyone has a different stance on learning and how it happens for an individual, which affects people’s learning philosophies and how they are created. Learning philosophies can change as time progresses, depending on how and if society changes and events that may take place to change a person’s perspective. I believe a learning philosophy is created by being exposed to certain life events, as well as the way you were taught to view learning. Since the beginning of this class, my learning philosophy has not changed. I still believe that learning and going to school is vital for today’s upcoming generations because it provides an individual with endless opportunities.

In my opinion, group work does not work. In group work, students are put together and expected to plan how they will work together to learn. For example, the teacher may say to the students “Discuss it as a group” or “Talk it over.” The issue, however, is that some students may do all the work whereas some students may do little to no work. Essentially, group work doesn’t work because it lacks structure, doesn’t guarantee individual accountability, and fails to ensure that students will work together effectively. As a consequence, achievement gains are not seen by all students, social skills are not facilitated since participation is not equalized and student interaction is not encouraged, and only a few students are actively engaged at once.

Technology is a better way in which professors and students interact with one another in the college classroom. Technology has helped professors advance the way they teach students, and it also advances the quality of education. Blackboard is a technology that has been applied in higher education, however, there are issues with the usage of Blackboard. Blackboard has some issue, some of which are malfunctioning, no service help available when needed, formatting, links to other site sources not working, and difficulty accessing assignments or tests.

Type of activity – The type of activity that the students are to perform can impact on how effective the group work is. Planning what is the objective of the lesson and how the activity is best suited for that outcome needs to be taken into account if group work is the best approach for the activity. Group work can be very beneficial to student learning but also needs to be used in the correct way. The benefits of group work consist of increasing interpersonal skills, extended thinking and also heightened emotional development (Whitton et al., 2016). These benefits need to be assessed as to whether the activity will help promote these or group work is planned just for the sake of it.

For example, students who learn better by listening can understand more fully with audio and videos shown on the board. (Bell ) For visual learners, students can watch as the lesson develops across the board. Research has shown that students of all ages respond well to interactive white boards. With everyone loving the boards so much, students will jump at every chance to use the board. Interactive Whiteboards make kids want to learn. It makes them more willing to listen and focus on the lesson. Fifty years ago, classrooms didn’t have this kind of technology. Classrooms only had black boards or white boards. (Bell )

Mr. West’s class is very engaging to students and I have rarely seen this level of engagement around film outside of college classrooms. His theory and practice is heavily placed on film criticism and theory. His assignments are about deeply analyzing what you see in the films and in your own world. I think it’s why he’s a successful teacher. Video is a very persuasive medium. Mary Spont summed up the thought about video perfectly when she stated.