THE ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE TEN

TYPES OF LEARNING STRATEGIES.

BY. CONNIE PARRISH

1. PRESENTATION- HOW THE TEACHER GIVES THE LESSON

ADVATAGES• Only needs to present information once

• Gives numerous note taking opportunities

• Technology can offer students current information

• Students have a choice to present work to small group or class

LIMITATIONS• Some students might not respond to the

information

• After a few minutes the presentation can become boring

• Age of children

DEMONSTRATION- VIEWING OF A SKILL OR PROCEDURE TO BE LEARNED

ADVANTAGES• Students gets to see before they do

• Teacher can guide task

• Teacher can control students safety

LIMITATIONS• Students don’t get to learn by hands on

experiances

• Some students might not be able to see

• Nonflexible pacing

DRILL AND PRACTICE – PRACTICE EXERCISE TO REFRESH OR INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

ADVANTAGES• Students get feedback on their response

• Can teach in small chunks to allow students to review the information

• Practice is built into the chucks of information

LIMITATIONS• Repetitive

• Can overwhelm students and cause boredom

• Nonadaptive

TUTORIAL- LEARNERS WORKING WITH AN AGENT

ADVANTAGES• Independent work

• Students set their own pace

• Individualization

LIMITATIONS• Students can lose interest and get bored

• Students can get frustrated not know if they are doing it right

• Teacher guidance is lacking

DISCUSSION-THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND OPINIONS AMONG STUDENTS

ADVANTAGES• More interesting to students

• Challenge students to think

• Lets all students talk instead of just a few

• A good way to try new ideas for teaching

LIMITATIONS• Not all students want to share

• Unchallenging

• Some questions might be to difficult for students

• Age

COOPERATIVE LEARNING – STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER AS A GROUP

ADVANTAGES• Learning benefits

• Formal or informal

• Learning opportunity

• Content areas

LIMITATIONS• Size limitation

• Potential overuse

• Group member limitations

GAMES- USES PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS

ADVANTAGES• Engaging

• Match to outcomes

• Variety of setting

• Gain attention

LIMITATIONS• Competition concerns

• Levels of difficulty

• Expense

• Misdirection of intention

SIMULATIONS-A SCALED DOWN VERSION OF A REAL LIFE SITUATION

ADVANTAGES• Safety

• Recreate history

• Hands on

• Variety of ability level

LIMITATIONS• Questionable representation

• Complexity

• Time factor

DISCOVERY- LOOKING TO FOSTER A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF KNOWLEDGE

ADVANTAGES• Engaging

• Repeating steps

• Student control of learning

LIMITATIONS• Time factor

• Preparation

• Misunderstanding

PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING – ACTIVELY SEEK SOLUTIONS TO STRUCTURED OR ILL-STRUCTURED PROBLEMS IN THE REAL WORLD

ADVANTAGES• Engaging

• Context for learning

• Levels of complexity

LIMITATIONS• Difficult to create

• time consuming

• Age appropriateness

Work cite

Smaldino, S. E., D. L. Lowther, and J. D. Russel.Instructional technology and media for learning. 10. Boston, MA: Pearson Education. Inc, 2012. 73-83. Print.