I have always been a hands-on learner. If I am actually doing something it sticks with me longer. I am able to learn things by listening, but I have learned that this is not as affective in the long run. To sit through a lecture on a concept usually bores me, but if there is discussion involved I will become engaged and learn.
I think teachers should focus on incorporating as many teaching strategies as possible in a lesson to engage all types of learners. For instance, in a math lesson a teacher might start by teaching a concept using visuals. Then, give a set of problems and manipulatives to students and have them work in pairs to figure them out on their own. Then, as a class have a group discussion on what they found. It is very important to engage as many types of learners as possible and to reinforce what you teach in many different ways.
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