It will be very helpful to know some traits or characteristics of students who are doing well in the courses you teach in class
Punctual
Self dependent
brilliant
Do not bunk
studious
enthusiam
ready to learn new things (out of course) by own-self.
But also naughty..
Punctual
Self dependent
brilliant
Do not bunk
studious
enthusiam
ready to learn new things (out of course) by own-self.
But also naughty..
Prof. N. Jariwala,
Thank you so much for making out time to list the characteristics of students who are always successful in the courses you teach. Your quick response is greatly appreciated. The information you shared is also very useful.
Regards, MO.
They're never late to classes. Mostly at the first and second rows in class. They always fix their gaze at the teacher listening with rapt attention to every detailed explanation.
They are generally curious to understand the topic, very attentive, punctual, sincere, dedicated, and hard worker.
Successful students have intermediate qualities that not go beyond excellence, but are usually limited to perseverance and a desire for success. While the distinguished students are characterized by more careful, self-confident and brilliant qualities.
Please refer to another thread on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/post/In_your_opinion_what_is_the_single_most_important_quality_of_a_good_students
What do you mean by successful? My suggestion would be that once you clearly define success you (and/or some of the readers) might undertake some empirical research to ascertain the characteristics of those students who demonstrate 'success' according to whatever definition you opt to use. The answers offered here appear, as I've noted before, to be dominated primarily by personal opinion/belief/guesswork rather than research-based evidence.
I have never met anyone who is always successful... unless success is defined as learning from everything you do and applying what you learn constructively, in which case I would say that is one characteristic of successful people (we are all students)...
Honestly, I find the Growth Minset approach to be the backdrop for student success. Positive thinking is how I have broken through to students who struggle.
Students must struggle to be a successful learner, and for this, they should be active listeners. If they consider attending a lecture is waste of time, it would be very difficult for them to concentrate. By deciding confidently to hear and understand, they can improve listening even with dull and boring subjects. All lecturers may not be excellent in lecturing, but the information being shared is still valuable. Students must focus on what they are hearing, rather than how it is being presented.
Distraction is the big enemy of active listening. Whatever be the source of distraction, be it domestic or personal, noise, or people, take a deliberate decision to concentrate on the lecture. Understand that no one else can listen for you, and you alone would be the loser for procrastination!
When your mind strolls, try to refocus on the central issue of lecture class. For example, if you feel confused or lose interest during a lecture, you can raise your hands for clarification or put a question mark in your notes. You can discuss such points later with your teacher or another student. In any case, do not stop your note taking efforts because of such distractions.
A successful student is intrinsically driven with a purpose that is clearly visible to the student. A student without a purpose may need extrinsic motivation to learn, but a driven student makes it a point to learn and benefit in every encounter in the classroom. If you study to really learn, you will learn, but if you go to school just because everyone else is doing it, learning becomes a challenge both to the teacher and the student.
Students need to think critically, aim to be problem solvers and have a good sense of organization.
In addition to these traits, I tell my students they must be their own advocates. They have to speak up, ask questions and follow up to ensure that they get what they need in life. They often seemed surprised at this fact, but have come back to tell me that following up resulted in them getting what they needed.
Focused on what they would like to understand. Personally asked questions during class discussion.
Hi,
In my opinion, The most important characteristic of successful students is hard-working. I think that trying hard has a crucial role to being successful rather than being smart.
Best.
I discovered that students with hands on experience prior to a program always perform better. I taught a particular course called Engineering materials and application and i discovered an exceptional student, it was his first time and it happened to be on a test day. He came out tops in the test and eventually led the class in the final exams. I spoke with him and got to know that he worked in a foundary workshop before starting a program in Mech Engineering. The subject was a piece of cake for him.
Smart, punctual, intelligent, focused, always make way to sit close to the lecturer...
Have you seen:
Biggs, J. (1999). What the student does: Teaching for enhanced learning. Higher education research & development, 18(1), 57-75.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0729436990180105
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