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2016/7/5

Issues and solutions in the effectiveness of active learning (Part XNUMX)

How to do active learning for less motivated students

Takafumi Sakata

Furthermore, the option of "not doing" the activity also comes with responsibility.Students who did not participate in this contest would not have gained what they could learn or experience there.Then, even if there is an activity that the person wants to do next, he / she may not be able to participate in it.For example, since several years ago, the author has been holding a cross-industry exchange study session that gathers business people from the Chubu region about once every two months, from young business people to executives of listed companies. Are gathered (photo).Even if a student says "I want to participate in this meeting", I will not be allowed to participate unless I have the ability to reach a certain level in my previous activities.Chart XNUMX shows the growth steps that the author envisions in his seminar.

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Chart XNUMX Takafumi Sakata, Faculty of Policy Management, Chukyo University Learning steps in the seminar

Some students reach the end of this step, while others stop at the second or third.As an academic advisor, if you are motivated, you will only help you to move up.In short, it depends on the person himself, and he never takes the stance of "letting".

Then, as pointed out that "only high deviation school can perform advanced or fulfilling AL", such a stance is not effective unless the original student's ability is high. Is it?I don't think so.According to the "Kawai Juku 2016 Entrance Examination Difficulty Forecast Ranking Table", the faculty of Chukyo University Faculty of Policy Studies, where the author works, has a deviation value of 45 to 50.In short, it is an average (or less) in terms of deviation value, and it does not mean that we are dealing with high-level students.

The author's view is that what is asked in AL is "motivation", not the "ability" that the students originally have.Of course, the higher the ability of the original student, the more sophisticated the activities that can be done there.However, there must be material for "learning" that is high for high and low for low.The point is, I think it's all about how we can provide highly motivated students with materials that encourage his (female) growth.

Series "Problems and solutions in the effectiveness of active learning"
XNUMXst:How to choose an active learning theme
The second:Is lecture required for active learning?
The third:How to do active learning for less motivated students
The fourth:Difficulty of evaluation in active learning

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Takafumi Sakata

Professor, Faculty of Policy Studies, Chukyo University, Ph.D. (Commerce), Chairman of the Active Learning Promotion Subcommittee, Chukyo University Education Promotion Center Committee.Part-time lecturer at Nagoya University, Nagoya City University, and Kinjo Gakuin University.His main specialty is marketing strategy theory, distribution theory, and product planning theory, and he has a good reputation for lectures and training that emphasizes "interesting", "easy to understand", and "usefulness".Recent publications include "Marketing Design from XNUMX" (co-edited by Sugakusha) and "Product Planning from XNUMX" (co-authored by Sugakusha).In recent years, he has expanded the field of activities, such as presiding over a cross-industry exchange study session that gathers young business people in Nagoya.For details, please visit the seminar website (http://www.sakataseminar.jp/).