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Who are developmental adult learners? Students who need extra coursework to enhance their skills to become college-level ready. Most colleges require all first-time students to enroll in orientation courses. Then, students are placed by college advisers into developmental or college level courses based upon previous coursework or test scores. Developmental adult learners’ skills can range from beginning, lower-level English language learners to almost college level ready.
How can teachers help developmental adult learners be successful in their coursework? First, use icebreaker
activities so students get to know others in their classes. Try Find Someone Who, which includes optional information, such as school emails,
phone numbers… The activity helps students build buddy lists, learn names, and
get acquainted. Also, try a meet-and-greet the first day of class. Have four or more
colors of notecards handy to hand out. On the cards, ask students to write
their: names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and two hobbies, plus anything
extra they want to share with their instructors. When finished, have students
find others in the room with the same colors of notecards. Ask students to share
their hobbies with group members. As students exit at the end of class, stand
at the door, collect the cards, and repeat first names. Hang onto the notecards
for future contact use. In addition, try Comprehension Postcards to reinforce skills once the semester is underway.
Another strategy is to introduce students to learning styles activities. Try an online assessment at Vark or use a learning styles handout test. Have students get into groups according to learning styles. Ask the groups to make a “Top Ten List of Study Strategies for ________ Learning Style”. Share with the whole class. Also, be sure to model the first in-class note-taking assignment and help students understand that concepts are needed for future assignments.
Whether audio, kinesthetic, or visual, developmental adult learners learn best through approximately twenty-minutes or less of lecture followed by an activity then hands-on practice. What does this look like in the classroom? A twenty-minute lecture on end punctuation marks results in students turning to partners to share one rule learned. Next, in small groups, students peer workshop their essays to check proper end punctuation marks. Developmental research reiterates that students learn best through interaction with peers.
The National Association of Developmental Education provides a list of best practices for use with developmental adult learners. Researchers from the National AcademicAdvising Association (NACADA) state the more peer connections developmental adult learners make while they are in college the more likely they are to become successful.
Another strategy is to introduce students to learning styles activities. Try an online assessment at Vark or use a learning styles handout test. Have students get into groups according to learning styles. Ask the groups to make a “Top Ten List of Study Strategies for ________ Learning Style”. Share with the whole class. Also, be sure to model the first in-class note-taking assignment and help students understand that concepts are needed for future assignments.
Whether audio, kinesthetic, or visual, developmental adult learners learn best through approximately twenty-minutes or less of lecture followed by an activity then hands-on practice. What does this look like in the classroom? A twenty-minute lecture on end punctuation marks results in students turning to partners to share one rule learned. Next, in small groups, students peer workshop their essays to check proper end punctuation marks. Developmental research reiterates that students learn best through interaction with peers.
The National Association of Developmental Education provides a list of best practices for use with developmental adult learners. Researchers from the National AcademicAdvising Association (NACADA) state the more peer connections developmental adult learners make while they are in college the more likely they are to become successful.
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