Ten Learning Strategies Advantages and Limitations By Mrs. Tammie Thornton
Presentation (teacher centered) Advantages Limitations Present once Difficult for some students Note-taking strategies Potentially boring Information sources Note-taking difficulty Student presentations Age appropriateness
Demonstration (teacher centered) Advantages Limitations Seeing before doing Task guidance Economy of supplies Safety Not hands-on Limited view Nonflexible pacing
Drill-and-Practice (teacher centered) Advantages Limitations Corrective feedback Repetitive Information chunking Potentially boring Built-in practice Nonadaptive
Tutorial (teacher centered) Advantages Limitations Independent work Self-paced Individualization Potentially boring Possibly frustrating Potential lack of guidance
Discussion (student centered) Advantages Limitations Interesting Potential for limited participation Challenging Sometimes unchallenging Inclusive Difficulty level Opportunity for new ideas Age appropriateness
Cooperative Learning (student centered) Advantages Limitations Learning benefits Formal or informal Learning opportunity Content areas Size limitation Potential overuse Group member limitation
Games (student centered) Advantages Limitations Engaging Competition concerns Match to outcomes Levels of difficulty Variety of settings Expense Gain attention Misdirection of intention
Simulations (student centered) Advantages Limitations Safety Recreate history Hands-on Variety of ability levels Questionable representation Complexity Time factor
Discovery (student centered) Advantages Limitations Engaging Time factor Repeated steps Preparation is critical Student control of learning Misunderstanding
Problem-Based Learning (student centered) Advantages Limitations Engaging Context for learning Levels of complexity Difficult to create Age appropriateness Time-consuming
Thank you! Source: Smaldino, Sharon E., Deborah L. Lowther, and James D. Russell. Instructional Technology and Media for Learning. 10th Ed. Boston: Pearson, 2012. Print (73-83).