Social Welfare Class Reflection

A classroom challenge I find most difficult would be my Social Welfare class. My instructors style is strictly reading from the slides without visuals or activities to get me involved in the topic. I find this difficult for me because I am a kinaesthetic learner, meaning that I learn best if I am involved in the lecture ( by activities, class discussion, demonstrations, games, etc) Being a kinaesthetic learner I have realized that I am a hands on person. University is challenging for me because I am not used to having to read and teach myself ideas. I have learned many things about my learning as I have gotten older, I know I would rather take apart and rebuild something, over reading instructions any day. I would say I learn by trial and error, and by looking at visuals. Another point I have realized about my learning is that I remember real life examples over a text explaining a idea or concept. With this being said, I will discuss my instructors teaching style, how her teaching style affects my learning, and how I can improve my learning by understanding her teaching strategies. My …show more content…
Ways that I can improve my learning abilities in Social Welfare, could be by analyzing the information and creating ways that make me understand what I`m reading. For my learning preference, some ways I can improve my learning is by making flash cards, studying in increments, studying with a friend, or using plenty of examples when I am writing. By doing these principles, I would understand and intellectually take in the information better. I know that I can not change the way she teachers; therefore I have to go about ways that I can deal with her teaching style. What I gain from being a kinaesthetic learner would be that I am good at remembering things I have done in the past. I learn by experience, and by trying new