Learner Motivation

Learning Strategies

It goes without saying that effective training strategies motivate learners and ensure better results and outcomes from the studying process . It is possible to use instructional strategies to build confidence , to make success easier , to demonstrate relevance of the process as well as to engage learners to solve real problems . Actually instructional strategies allow students to discover , to share and to explore the matters of particular interest for them . Classroom should be treated as gym . It doesn 't mean that desks should be replaced by balance beam . It means

that significant shifts are required in instructional approaches

The first effective instructional strategy is to integrate training with what students know . This strategy assists in building skills and knowledge of learners . Furthermore , it complements trainings they 've already and prepares them for developing additional skills . This strategy suggests integrating new information with what students already known . It is necessary to set a comfortable tone in to encourage sharing and participation and to motivate challenge of ideas and debates regarding the subject . The strategy emphasizes using if familiar metaphors and schemes . The objective of the strategy it to make learners share their personal experience , obtained knowledge of the related . Online discussions , groups meetings and e-mails are appreciated as well

The second strategy is to connect training to relevant purposes and goals . This strategy helps to grab learners ' attention to the goals and objectives of the studying process . Instructor should be clear about the goals of the training , because it helps learners to move in directions which correspond to program 's goals and purposes . Learning goals should be related to personal goals of the learners . Actually , instructor has to encourage participatory goals setting , because students would work together in to pick core performance goals . Also creating of action plan is appreciated as it would assist in customizing new and already existing knowledge

References

Pardes , Juan Rudel (1994 , July-August . Motivate Every Learner : How to Replace Motivation Myths with Strategies that Work . Retrieved March 6 2007 , from HYPERLINK "http /findarticles .com /p /articles /mi_m0STR /is_n1_v104 /ai_ /pg_2 http /findarticles .com /p /articles /mi_m0STR /is_n1_v104 /ai_ /pg_2

Creating Training that Motivates (2001 . Retrieved March 6 , 2007 , from HYPERLINK "http /seniortechcenter .org /archive /learning_paths /training /start_lesso n /creating_training_motivate .php strategies http /seniortechcenter .org /archive /learning_paths /training /start_lesson /creating_training_motivate .php strategies

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