Chapter 16 Understanding student resistance to learning resistance to learning , Is it our productivity is it our fault , responsibility ? I think that some of the factors may be our productivity, We as educators should be aware that every class is different and a small part may be the fact that the students need to adjust and be part of the class. I think its also that the instructor needs to do some shaping and molding to suit the needs of his learners and we should know that one thing that worked in one class may not work well in the other class. So in part I do feel part of our professionalism, approaches, teaching methods and our productivity may lead to some student resistance to learning. According to student-learning-six-causes-of-resistance by Maryellen Weimer, PhD “Stephen Brookfield writes about students who are beyond being passive about learning—they just plain resist it. He suggests that teachers can’t respond successfully unless they are knowledgeable about the sources of resistance to learning. Here’s a sample of possibilities that appear in his book The Skillful Teacher.” 6 causes of learning resistance are: “Poor self-image as learners” They are discouraged by their own opinion of themselvesIf, they don’t feel smart enough and give up the effort to learn and resist.f“Developing a strong self-image as a learner ”regarding oneself as someone able to acquire new skills, knowledge, behaviors, and insights—is a crucial psychological underpinning to learning.” (p. 217)” “Fear of the unknown” Being afraid to go out of their comfort zones and feel safer sticking to what they already know, what their parents already taught them. “People committed to eternal verities can withstand years of dissonant experiences and mountains of contradictory evidence that call these [beliefs] into question.” (p. 218) 3 “Disjunction between learning and teaching styles” Students resisting because of their preferred approach to learning is not the same as the teacher teaching style. 4 “Apparent irrelevance of the learning activity” When the student can’t see how the the learning activity helps their efforts to learn, they may feel like its a waste of time. As a result they resist. You may see this more in students who have paid for their education. 5 “Inappropriate level of required learning” Frustration and anger to not understanding the content, the complexity or the cact that they cant understand the material which leads to frustration and that frustration leads to resistance 6 “Students’ dislike of teachers” Not everyone will like you as their teacher , it may be because of many factors your look, culture, the way you talk your personality or many other things. This can cause resistance to learning. The challenges we face as teacher are not easy but understanding what those challenges may be will help us better succeed in our efforts to do what we love doing. teaching and making a difference in our students lives.
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