{"id":45,"date":"2011-02-07T02:09:35","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T02:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/?p=45"},"modified":"2023-09-09T03:48:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T03:48:29","slug":"method","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Method"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To understand how my students learn, I ask them to take one or two learning styles tests: <strong>VAK<\/strong> and <strong>Myers &amp; Briggs<\/strong>. And when I teach, I use my own learning style, which is a combination of visual and audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Four_Types_of_Learning_Styles.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Learning_styles\" class=\"wp-image-1257 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Four_Types_of_Learning_Styles.jpg 330w, https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Four_Types_of_Learning_Styles-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>With <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Learning_styles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Fleming&#8217;s VAK model<\/strong><\/a>, there are three main learning styles: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Visual_learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visual<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auditory_learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kinesthetic_learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kinesthetic<\/a><\/strong>. I am mostly visual as I cannot learn without seeing. My second strength is audio, because I also learn while listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With each new student I start off using my natural teaching style. From past experience I know that the personality type I see most often is visual, so my style suits most students coming to me. And if my teaching style and the student\u2019s learning style works well together, then I continue on no problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Learning_styles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Learning_styles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>But with some students I find the need to adjust my teaching style. To get insight into how these types of students learn, I ask them to take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.16personalities.com\/personality-types\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Myers-Briggs<\/a> test. I do this because the student might miss out on 20-30% of the class if I don\u2019t adjust my teaching style to suit their particular learning style. But I do not use Myers-Briggs with everyone, only in cases where I sense a need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MyersBriggsTypes-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1259 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MyersBriggsTypes-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MyersBriggsTypes-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MyersBriggsTypes-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MyersBriggsTypes-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MyersBriggsTypes.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To teach, I follow the student-centered method explained in this article by Texas Collaborative:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"773\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1_E6o__pXIEc700i-oU0gFZQ.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1261 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1_E6o__pXIEc700i-oU0gFZQ.webp 773w, https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1_E6o__pXIEc700i-oU0gFZQ-300x217.webp 300w, https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1_E6o__pXIEc700i-oU0gFZQ-768x556.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texascollaborative.org\/stdtcenteredteach.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Collaborative<\/a><\/strong>: <em>Student-centered teaching focuses on the student. Decision-making, organization, and content are largely determined by the student\u2019s needs and perceptions. Even assessment may be influenced or determined by the student. The instructor acts as coach and facilitator. In many respects, the goal of this type of teaching is the development of the student\u2019s cognitive abilities\u2026 student-centered teaching leads to \u201cbetter retention, better transfer of knowledge to other situations, better motivation for further learning, and better problem\u2013solving abilities\u2026 Active participation by students helps them construct a better framework from which to generalize their knowledge.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mystudentvoices.com\/what-exactly-is-student-centered-learning-358f01b37600\">https:\/\/mystudentvoices.com\/what-exactly-is-student-centered-learning-358f01b37600<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To understand how my students learn, I ask them to take one or two learning styles tests: VAK and Myers &amp; Briggs. And when I teach, I use my own learning style, which is a combination of visual and audio. With Fleming&#8217;s VAK model, there are three main learning styles: visual, audio, and kinesthetic. I &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Teaching Method<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"content-boxed-container","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Teaching Method - Learn Thai Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Khun Narisa gets to know her students&#039; learning styles via the VAK and Myers-Briggs tests. She uses the student-centered teaching method.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Teaching Method - Learn Thai Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Khun Narisa gets to know her students&#039; learning styles via the VAK and Myers-Briggs tests. She uses the student-centered teaching method.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Learn Thai Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-09T03:48:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Four_Types_of_Learning_Styles.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/\",\"name\":\"Teaching Method - Learn Thai Online\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Four_Types_of_Learning_Styles.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-02-07T02:09:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-09T03:48:29+00:00\",\"description\":\"Khun Narisa gets to know her students' learning styles via the VAK and Myers-Briggs tests. She uses the student-centered teaching method.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Four_Types_of_Learning_Styles.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Four_Types_of_Learning_Styles.jpg\",\"width\":330,\"height\":247},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Teaching Method\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/\",\"name\":\"Learn Thai Online\",\"description\":\"Learn Thai with Narisa Naropakorn\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/#\/schema\/person\/13441e20a1f4150dc2c5c85014f5166d\"},\"alternateName\":\"Learn Thai Online\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/#\/schema\/person\/13441e20a1f4150dc2c5c85014f5166d\",\"name\":\"Narisa\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7.png\",\"width\":1366,\"height\":768,\"caption\":\"Narisa\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Teaching Method - Learn Thai Online","description":"Khun Narisa gets to know her students' learning styles via the VAK and Myers-Briggs tests. She uses the student-centered teaching method.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Teaching Method - Learn Thai Online","og_description":"Khun Narisa gets to know her students' learning styles via the VAK and Myers-Briggs tests. She uses the student-centered teaching method.","og_url":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/","og_site_name":"Learn Thai Online","article_modified_time":"2023-09-09T03:48:29+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Four_Types_of_Learning_Styles.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/","url":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/","name":"Teaching Method - Learn Thai Online","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Four_Types_of_Learning_Styles.jpg","datePublished":"2011-02-07T02:09:35+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-09T03:48:29+00:00","description":"Khun Narisa gets to know her students' learning styles via the VAK and Myers-Briggs tests. She uses the student-centered teaching method.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Four_Types_of_Learning_Styles.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Four_Types_of_Learning_Styles.jpg","width":330,"height":247},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/method\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Teaching Method"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/","name":"Learn Thai Online","description":"Learn Thai with Narisa Naropakorn","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/#\/schema\/person\/13441e20a1f4150dc2c5c85014f5166d"},"alternateName":"Learn Thai Online","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/#\/schema\/person\/13441e20a1f4150dc2c5c85014f5166d","name":"Narisa","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7.png","width":1366,"height":768,"caption":"Narisa"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1266,"href":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions\/1266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaiskypeteacher.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}