Traditional Learning: Why is it beneficial?
For all citizens, learning is the most important aspect of life. Education enables us to
transform ourselves and give our lives meaning and purpose. However, people suffered
so tremendously during the pandemic that there is no denying that this global pandemic
essentially ended normal daily life. This pandemic has already begun to influence the
lives of all citizens. One aspect of these changes is the new distance learning, wherein
the use of innovation allows young people to study at home. However, in this situation, I
would prefer traditional classes as they're more convenient and interactive between
many students, teachers, parents, and humans in general.
Online learning has many favorable circumstances, such as the reduction of spatial
impediments and increased flexibility. Furthermore, some researchers demonstrate that
physical interaction is far preferable to the use of the new modality learning. According
to Paduraru, allows students to "interact with the teacher and their classmates." Having
a physical interaction does have an impact on learning, communicating, and
accomplishing such memorable experiences. Physical interaction facilitates students to
learn not only to hear but also to feel. Students and teachers are exchanging ideas and
opinions by observing behavior and body language, such as tone, gestures, vocabulary,
and so on.
Furthermore, physically learning seeks to encourage students and teachers. It allows
them to become more motivated because they have the opportunity to feel the comfort
of what the classroom provides, as well as the connection between the students through
their work. It allows them to have a bond to discuss while not being pushed for time, as
appeared differently in relation to online learning, where procrastination can become a
common attitude.
Additionally, in ease of access, online learning is limited since students and teachers
can only adapt using electronic devices. Participants also rely on a network system, and
if a problem occurs, the students and teachers will be unable to communicate, submit
such productions, or access such printed materials. In this case, it may be an obstacle
to their participation and how they conduct. However, in physically learning, students
can achieve the quick response they are receiving from their teachers, and physically
learning offered a lot more freedom in teaching, as well as the only use of a writing pen
and a writing notebook.
On balance, it also states that when physically learning, students and teachers are able
to participate in class. According to Weimer, participation is a dependable effective
instructional since it is simple to implement, clear, and often quite effective at achieving
a variety of learning objectives. Participation also allows people to engage, but if we
were to go deeper, participation contributes significantly inside the classroom.
According to Weimer, participation can be used in each student's preparation; it allows
them to plan ahead of time for what the teacher will ask, enabling them to be prepared
and ready. It could also be used to control a crowd, such as a dozen students in the
middle of a discussion. It can also be used to control the crowd, particularly on students
who frequently take the edge off in the middle of a discussion. Besides that, it is used to
improve such speaking skills, which state that people must be able to speak up in a
group where responses can be manifested. Why? People usually do not speak up by
reading; rather, they speak up by providing feedback. Subsequently, participation in the
classroom provided an opportunity to practice using the discipline language. It's mostly
because different fields of study, such as astronomy, accounting, psychology,
gerontology, and political science, have forgotten that much of the language is new,
different, and difficult for students. Participation provides students with the opportunity to
practice using new vocabulary.
As a consequence, engagement in terms of physically learning is much more
convenient and accessible. This physically learning basically assists a lot of younger
students in terms of learning, and it usually gives a more advantage in terms of
interaction, motivation, accessibility, and participation, where he/she can also develop
oneself.
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