CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 The Importance of Interaction According to Allwright (1984), ‘interaction, by definition and in practice, is a co-production. It is the product of the action of all the participants’ (p.159). He views interaction as the ‘sine qua non’ of classroom pedagogy. He further suggests that through the interactive process, teachers might possess enhanced respect for their learners and help the learners to acquire enhanced self-respect. Rogers (2000) also mentioned that interactivity is changing the way we behave by increasing an individual’s control over his or her learning. A learner with more self-respect is more likely to take risks, and we can expect this to be related to better learning (Heyde, 1977; Allwright, 1984). Other empirical research also mirrors the same notion that increased interaction lead to increased student course satisfaction and learning outcomes (Sumler &Zirkin, 1995; Zhang & Fulford, 1994). Chickering and Gamson (1987) proposed seven principles for good …show more content…
How to facilitate and maintain the interaction in the classroom is a crucial key to successful instruction. Therefore, implementation of Interactive Response System in the classroom can be a potential manifestation of combining the merits of the learner-instructor interaction and learner-learner interaction. For the learner-instructor interaction, Interactive Response System (IRS) is reported that students are more engaged in the content presented (Simpson & Oliver, 2007); IRS can provide immediate feedback to the learners (Caldwell, 2007) and facilitate ‘contingent teaching’ (Draper & Brown, 2004). For the learner-learner interaction, IRS is reported to stimulate discussion, particularly they are incorporated with peer instruction strategy (Beatty, 2006; Brewer, 2004), and with this method, students can better understand higher level concepts (Draper & Brown,
This gives opportunities for discussion, reflection and a chance to understand develop empathy for each other. ‘The ultimate objective is to enhance children’s ability to become socially and emotionally competent individuals who succeed in school’. http://incredibleyears.com/team-view/carolyn-webster-stratton/ To give a practical example of one of the key initiatives is to praise good behaviour not matter how small and ignore unacceptable behaviour so long as no harm will come to others. This strategy should always be the starting point of your classroom management. The majority of children will respond to this positive reinforcement and quickly understand how to gain phrase for doing the right thing.
The feedback strategy used for this lesson will be “Tweets about today’s lesson” where the students will “tweet” about the lesson and can answer either what they learnt from the lesson, what they did not know or what questions they might have. (Presto Plans, n.d.) The feedback strategy can inform the student on how students understand and where they can learn more.
Bridger Haffey Narrative for US101 Throughout the course of this class I have come to realize that involvement and participation is essential to my success in this course. Not only is participation a large amount of my grade, but it is also a means to understanding the material that we discuss in class. Personally, I learn best when I ask questions and get involved in finding connections between themes and ideas. This is not only true for discussion, but also for classes like calculus where it is very easy to fall behind unless I am fully engaged.
Context and Unit Description For this essay, students will be completing work from the unit titled ‘Place and liveability’, addressing all content and outcome requirements from the Australian Curriculum: 7-10 Geography. The following are examples of what students will be capable of identifying at the completion of the unit: 1) Factors that influence the decisions people make about where to live and their perceptions of the liveability of places (ACHGK043) 2) The influence of accessibility to services and facilities on the liveability of places (ACHGK044) and 3) Reflect on their learning to propose individual and collective action in response to a contemporary geographical challenge, taking account of environmental, economic and social considerations,
A course such as this one is a source of collegiality; an atmosphere where students are able to collaborate, share ideas, and further one another’s understanding. This class not only encourages frequent discussion, but implements into the daily routine, allowing students to speak, listen, and learn. The Human Event promotes discussion, providing students with the opportunity to cultivate their own ideas into words and communicate these original interpretations clearly and effectively. This opportunity doesn’t just benefit the speaker, but also the listeners. When new ideas are shared, the group as a whole can advance their understanding.
Students learn in different ways and styles and I believe this is key to developing a program that engages all students. Every student has a unique learning style and this means that I must be well versed and prepared to cater and deliver a wide range of individual needs. This means that in order to support and foster knowledge growth the learning environment should be stimulating, engaging and offering a range of resources that cater to a range of individual needs. While I have only had experience so far as a CRT and a Drama teacher, I have had many challenges.
Kenneth Bruffee’s “The Art of Collaborative Learning: Making the Most of Knowledgeable Peers” discusses the importance of autonomous collaborative learning in classrooms, that is, when multiple individuals work together, and constructively criticize and exchange ideas in order to produce a fruitful product. With autonomy, the instructor fades into the background to allow the students to govern their learning, which circumvents the traditional view of the instructor’s authority in the classroom. Collaborative learning is being integrated into numerous fields of study, as teaching institutions are realizing that students learn best socially. A key idea discussed in the reading is that learning occurs when knowledge is passed between individuals, by which learning and acquisition of knowledge are both social processes. The author
The article, “Never Say Anything a Kid Can Say,” by Steven C. Reinhart that was published in 2000 was quite an interesting read. Throughout this article, the author explained a teaching technique that he thought was the most effective for students to learn the most. He explained that it was a process; it wasn’t a technique that could be implemented and accomplished within a few days. The main idea of this philosophy was to have the students do the explaining and the teacher do the listening, which is completely opposite of the normal classroom setting.
The bystander effect is the phenomenon where the possibility of someone offering help when needed decreases with the presence of other people (Greitemeyer & Oliver Mügge, 2015). The individuals that observe a situation but do not intervene are referred to as the bystanders (Williams and Law, 2007). The following essay discusses the main reasons the presence of bystanders reduces the likelihood of individuals offering help. One of the most important reasons victims are less likely to receive help when there is a large number of bystanders is the barrier of society.
Over the past ten weeks as a learning assistant, I have learned a great deal about how it feels like being on the other side of the student-teacher interaction. While I first started off as a learning assistant, I did not know there were teaching strategies to maximize student learning but after going to the pedagogy seminar and reading the articles provided on a weekly basis, I feel like I have a relatively better understanding of teaching than I had before. During my first few weeks as a learning assistant, whenever a student asked a question I would just answer their question but after learning about univocal and dialogic discourse, I now try to help the students answer their own questions rather than me doing it for them. For example, during the transformation lab, when a student
Based on the Week 1 lessons and your own experience, describe at least three effective strategies and best practices associated with educating adults. Please be sure to explain exactly why these strategies and practices are effective for adult learners. In what ways do these strategies speak to the unique characteristics of adult learners and/or the unique challenges they may face in continuing their educations? Three effective strategies and best practices for educating adults are: · Stay engaged in the classroom and with students. · Help students learn to think critically · Model your expectations Starting with the first and most important, staying engaged with students in the class is what established a “social
Under the Principle of Interaction, factors that affect student experience include those that are internal to the student, and those that are “objective” parts of the environment. The students’ perceptions of, and reactions to, the objective factors are influenced by their attitudes,
This interaction encourages students to think. It is very beneficial if the students interact between them in a large number since everyone has their own experienced, opinion, ways of thinking and so forth. In computing,
Hence, the ability to have an interaction between students to faculty, lecturer, and some association that appeared on campus might not be used as properly and considerately. Moreover, lack of interaction, can make student more anxiety to interact in front of people. Because they do not have the opportunity that regular class has such as to have a discussion each other, presenting their work in front of class, expressing opinion and ideas and asking the question. Indirectly it also resulted on having less confidence and lack of curiosity. (Ni, A. Y,
Feedback is a significant element in determination of education quality as well as in effective learning where it portrays the learning outcomes for students and the successes for the tutors. There are many aspects that concern educationists with regards to feedback but the relationship between perspectives of learning as well as teaching and feedback stands as the most important among them. Feedback should be conveyed in different modes in a learning environment but whatever mode chosen creates room for dialogue between the tutor and students. Therefore, it is only through feedback that the student engagement relationship with the feedback as well as the tutors’ perceptions of learning, teaching and assessment that such successes can be established.