“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
– Albert Einstein
Experiential Learning
Studies show that the single most important factor determining the quality of a child’s education is the student’s motivation to learn. Student motivation, combined with the abilities and qualities of the teacher, are the two key ingredients to learning and a quality education.
When we ask ourselves, “what makes great teachers great?”…if motivation is one of the key ingredients, then understanding the intricate art of “enticing” a child to learn is an important teaching quality. The dance between teacher and student can involve a number of steps, from asking and watching what a student might find interesting, to teacher-guided interests.
The first ‘art’ of teaching is having a process at the outset that allows a teacher to gain this knowledge. Without knowing what a student finds reinforcing, disinterest and resistance are highly probable. Even if students don’t exhibit maladaptive behaviors, without reinforcers the quality of learning is impacted. Building incentives to motivate all students to learn is the key. Some argue that knowledge and learning should be sufficient incentive, but in reality all of us need to be induced to learn any topic, not only topics that are difficult to learn, but also to expand our learning to more profound levels of understanding.
The definition of learning in many textbooks is that it “is a relatively durable change in behavior or knowledge that is due to experience.” According to the psychological theory of learning and conditioning, learning requires a combination of four factors to occur:
1) learning is inferred from a change in behavior that results in performance
2) learning results in an inferred change in memory
3) learning is the result of experience
4) learning is relatively permanent
An inducement or reinforcement to learn is necessary to change behavior towards learning itself and doesn’t end once the student comes to the table, shows interest and begins to learn. Inducement is needed for even the highest performing students — to push them to still greater heights, to expand their ability and willingness to do things they had never believed they might be able to do. This learning process and change in behavior is the “how of good teaching” and is needed for every new lesson and for every new assignment until the student becomes self-starting.
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