Teaching Strategies to Enhance Learning

Teaching Strategies to Enhance Learning of Single Gender Class

Students learn best when they know teaching strategies by teachers and school-wide curriculum that fits their learning styles. Ibanez (2011) identified fours strategies to implement in enhancing the learning needs of single gender classroom:

1. Pedagogic strategies- this strategy includes the holistic approach in teaching, such as reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
2. Individual strategies- teachers need to identify the student’s strength and weakness and address their specific learning needs.
3. Organizational strategies- Organize and develop ethos and culture of the whole school level that encourage students to respond positively when they feel valued and supported by the school system.
4. Sociocultural strategies- Teachers engage and motivate learners to become fully involved to develop self-esteem-based rather than values that conflict their interest.

Another interesting tool is the use of Avatars technology.  Avatar Technology was first introduced in 1990s, but there were some technical issues and at the present digital age, learners prefer to use gender compatible Avatars (Adham, Parslow, Dimitriadis, & Lundqvist, 2018). Moreover, Adham, Parslow, Dimitriadi, and Lundqvist (2018) found in their recent study the benefits of Avatar application to single gender learners are:

1. Increased social interactions and community development, 
2. Help in eliminating social restrictions, 
3. It help decreasing social anxiety
4. Enhance student’s motivation to learn.  

Avatar Technology was first introduced in 1990s, but there were some technical issues and at the present digital age, learners prefer to use gender compatible Avatars (Adham, Parslow, Dimitriadis, & Lundqvist, 2018).

References

Adham, R., Parslow, P., Dimitriadi, Y., & Lundqvist, K. O. (2018). The use of Avatars in Gender segregated online learning within the MOOCs in Saudi Arabia- A Rwqa case study. International Journal of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 19(1), 203-219.

Ibanez, N. (2011). Best Practices in Single Gender Education. Department of Research and Evaluation, Austin Independent School District. Retrieved from https://www.ustinisd.org/.../11.09_Best _Practices_in_single_Gender_Education.pdf