Teaching and Learning

SLOW LEARNERS

A slow learner is a child who could be with a below average intelligence, whose thinking skills have developed significantly more slowly than the norm for his/her age. This child will go through the same basic developmental stages as other children, but will do so at a significantly slower rate. Identifying slow learners is a challenging task for teachers. It demands great patience, minute observation equipped with good method of teaching technique. Moreover, a compassionate human heart is to be arrived at.

• Students are frequently immature in their relationships with others and do poorly in college.
• Function at ability but significantly below grade level
• Have a poor self-image.
• Attention span is very short
• A Slow learner has difficult in higher order thinking or reasoning

Strategies Taken

• Remedial Teaching classes should be provided for these learners to avoid confusion and chaos in the classroom.
• Basics of the subjects were cleared through remedial classes
• Notes on important topics were provided.
• Repetition helps to make one concept concrete.
• Start by asking questions what they know and build their knowledge confidence by teaching some familiar material.
• Try to relate the topic to the real life situation.
• Simplification of aspects
• Special attention
• Constant evaluation
• Give extra time to ask questions for weak students.
• Change their seat to promote attentiveness

Impacts observed

• Weak student’s performance level was improved in University Exams
• Confidence level increased.

DVANCED LEARNERS

Advanced Learners (bright students) are those students who are ahead on the learning curve and require advanced technical know-how. Advanced earners are identified based on the performance in University Examination of previous semester and internal examinations.

Strategies Taken

• Praise Students in Ways Big and Small.
• Monitor the students’ academic excellence regularly.
• Provide individual attention.
• Conduct regular exams, Group discussions, Quiz competitions etc.
• Work on improving each students’ weak areas.
• Way of writing exams.
• To enhance Student’s memory.
• Teach students to over-learn material
• Teach students to use visual images and other memory strategies
• Teach students to be active readers
• Provide retrieval practice for students
• Help students to develop cues when storing information
• Prime the memory prior to teaching/learning
• Review material before going to sleep
• Give Reference Books and links.
• Help to study with additional notes and materials.

Impacts observed

• Students get an idea about how to scores marks in University Exams.
• Improve their self-confidence.
• Students got good scores in competitive exams.