MANAGING AND MONITORING STUDENT LEARNING

Managing and Monitoring Student Learning



Managing and Monitoring Student Learning

Introduction

Teachers have always played a pivotal role in nurturing their students. That is why teachers have enjoyed a respectable position in both the Eastern and Western societies. In this paper, the discussion on how to manage and monitor student learning, in the context of best practices in human development, is presented. Motivation plays a pivotal role in motivating students to learn and understand the concepts taught in a class (Mok, 2004). The notion of managing and monitoring techniques and its impact on students' learning is also included in this paper.

Best Practices in Teaching

It is a fact that every human being is born with a different set of capabilities. Every individual possesses a peculiar sense of thought process, and that is why, in primitive classes, students are distinguished on the basis of their individual differences, including comprehension skills, writing skills, personal traits, and their approach to learning. It is a vivid case that one student can pick up and understand a concept faster as compared to another student, who takes time to absorb the meaning of the same concept taught in a class.

“Today's students are a part of a multimedia world from birth. They don't just listen: they participate. They don't just sit: they move. Three-year-olds can perform simple computer skills. Why, then, would we think that today's students would be happy learners sitting and listening all day?” (Tileston 2005, Pp. 37).

Researchers have emphasized that curriculum should framed keeping in view the best practices that harness and help the development of academic skills, catering to the needs of students. The best practices model facilitates the development of student-centered curriculum that provides ample opportunities for the optimal development. In addition to this, teachers should also concentrate on designing a curriculum, keeping in view the cultural values, personality traits, and social behaviors of students.

Discussion

To get the desired results, teachers need to continuously use strategies to motivate students, thus enticing them to get involved in classroom activities. The phenomenon of motivation can be divided in to two principles. Controlled beliefs are students' perceptions regarding the likelihood of accomplishment of desired goals. Competence beliefs are students' perception about his or her abilities to achieve an aim or a set goal. While developing curriculum, teachers should consider the fact that the lesson plan should be devised in such a manner, so as to develop intrinsic and extrinsic motivation among students of a particular class. Diversity is the essence and a unified element of American education system. Most of the public and private schools have now realized the importance of inclusive education. Given the diversity of students in each class, teachers use the curriculum to fit the approved program, teaching or learning environment to meet the diverse needs of the whole class. Differentiated instruction is, therefore, a first step to measure and assess the needs of all students in relation to improving students' learning abilities (Laurillard, 2002). Through the process of decision making, the teacher ...