The Significance Of Identifying A Student's Learning Struggles

By Cindy Carey


For the most part of their careers, teachers as well as tutors handle students whose skills and learning abilities are different. There are several factors that determine how students cope with the lessons, how they deal with their classmates and how they participate during class discussions. Modification of teaching methods in terms of the learning and adaptive abilities of every student is thereby significant.

A teacher can proactively deal with these challenges by first determining students learning-related problems as well as reassessing their skills. The following are some of the common learning and teaching-related problems:

Dead time equals boredom - Some students are quick in doing their tasks while others are not. It depends on how easy or difficult the given task is for them. There is a tendency for fast learners to feel bored and sometimes unease with the class pace. On the other hand, those in the slower group tend to be more pressured and later on exhausted doing the given task.

Lack of encouragement results in disruption - Students who are frequently unoccupied and bothered by boredom tend to lose their interest in the lessons. While the slow learners are susceptible to losing their determination to accomplish a given task. A teacher can solve this problem by employing the reward system not only for the top achievers but also for slow learners' small accomplishments. Words of encouragement like giving praises can make a difference.

Teachers' adaptability - Teachers dealing with bright pupils and slow learners ought to apply methods that are suitable to the learning spectrum of their students. However, preparing special works or activities are time consuming. They are also expected to teach to the middle, meaning their language of text or instructions must be clear for both parties.

Familiarizing these problems enables every teacher to set clear, appropriate and realizable learning objectives. Moreover, it allows every educator to improve, modify and develop teaching and learning instructions.




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