Welcome to the first post of SamTheTutor’s blog.
Our first topic is about effective age and its impact on educational theory. Just as effective age is a useful concept in appraisal, it is also useful in learning theory. Many have characterized the educational learning styles of different generations of learners, leading to a concept of “generational learning.” But all too often these generations are divided using chronological age: millenials; boomers; x-er’s; etc. I prefer the concept of effective age and its impact on education: How does a learner learn regardless of chronological age. I have encountered many students who were septuagenarian network admins; and many other students who were 20-somethings who could barely understand and use e-mail properly.
Rather, I prefer to treat each student with the individual and appropriate respect *they* deserve, based on their unique learning characteristics, *not* on a pre-conceived notion about what learning style they must be, based solely on chronological age.
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To base my teaching methodology on physical appearance is simply wrong, whether the student is being judged on color, race, religion….or age. Better to judge the student on their merits.
Sam 🙂
I have been asked “How would you measure the effective age of a student?” I think there are many ways to do so, but the best way, and the most time-consuming, is to teach the student over a matter of weeks or months to “get the measure of the student.” Tests for maturity and high-stakes assessments (such as an SAT) are only part of the answer. An in-depth assessment of effective age for each student comes with time. Sadly, this is an investment we cannot always afford to give for a variety of reasons, but it is the most important investment we *can* give.
Sam
Hi Sam,
In my humble opinion, there isn’t an unique tool that would give us a straight result.
The variables involve in measuring “the effective age” are maturity, responsability, ability to recall notions, etc.. .
I agre with you, it would take too much time and resources to assess it.
Hi Isabella,
I agree. The characteristic “maturity” is very broad. Once we have a working definition however, there should be a variety of tools that can measure the constellation of variables that comprise “maturity.” A daunting task, yet a very important one.
Thanks for the post. Please invite your friends to come and join in!
Sam