Saturday, November 20, 2010

Make it Fun to Learn For Your Student

Often times student complain of boredom in school or in a certain subject.  This could be a signal for low or declining grades, and therefore the overall performance in school. Motivating students might not be an easy task. It could take time, skills and lots of patience. 

Some students are naturally, intrinsically motivated and enthusiastic about learning; however, many rely on outside forces, like parents and teachers, for continuous inspiration.  Unfortunately, there is not a magical formula for motivating students. Many factors affect the student’s motivation to effectively learn.  However, research has proved that students learn better when the subject is fun to learn and enjoyable. 

In many situations, the subject is not the problem; the problem is in the way the content is introduced to the student.  Feeding information to students is not proper teaching, and does not contribute to motivating students. Inspiration comes from the way the information is presented to the student so that it becomes interesting and fun to learn.  
According to (Lowman, 1984; Lucas, 1990; Weinert and Kluwe, 1987; Bligh, 1971), Instructors need to do the following to encourage self motivation:
  • Give frequent, early, positive feedback that supports students' beliefs that they can do well.
  • Ensure opportunities for students' success by assigning tasks that are neither too easy nor too difficult.
  • Help students find personal meaning and value in the material.
  • Create an atmosphere that is open and positive.
  • Help students feel that they are valued members of a learning community.

In order to make our students achieve we need to engage them in fun games and fun activities, relative to learning, and give them the opportunity to enjoy.  Unless students have a good interest in doing something, they will not approach it enthusiastically. This is where innovative methods must come in to aid the learning process and establish the fun to learn factor.  

Making it Fun to Learn

Anyone can learn almost anything they want as long as they have the proper tools and the time to learn it. Learning tools should be more than just instructional content. They should encompass diverse methods of presenting content so that it delivers excitement.  Look for reading and math games, for instance, that can make your student strongly interested and engaged in the learning activity. You will find many enjoyable, learning games for different subjects and different levels that could be of great help to you and your student. 


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