Learning the Most
The most convenient form of teaching / learning
The teacher speaks and the student listens
This is done just because it is easy or convenient BUT does not mean it is the best
The most permanent form of teaching / learning
Teacher and student interaction
Living life and addressing life issues with shared experiences
This kind of teaching / learning involves hearing, seeing and doing
The following is a progression of communication used in teaching
1. Note the movement from ideas and concepts to specifics
2. Note the increased student involvement from hearing to seeing to doing
Convenient - Abstract Communication
Words Hear
Pictures
Pictures and Words
Writing
Watching once See
Observing many times
Involvement
Life Do
Permanent - Concrete Communication
The teacher speaks and the student listens
This is done just because it is easy or convenient BUT does not mean it is the best
The most permanent form of teaching / learning
Teacher and student interaction
Living life and addressing life issues with shared experiences
This kind of teaching / learning involves hearing, seeing and doing
The following is a progression of communication used in teaching
1. Note the movement from ideas and concepts to specifics
2. Note the increased student involvement from hearing to seeing to doing
Convenient - Abstract Communication
Words Hear
Pictures
Pictures and Words
Writing
Watching once See
Observing many times
Involvement
Life Do
Permanent - Concrete Communication