Help your students transfer their skills from the pitch to the classroom

By Jo Castelino2023-05-24T06:25:00

Chemical flasks as cartoon characters playing football. In one pair one is getting angry while another shows him a red card. Another pair one is concentrating on the ball while being cheered by the other waving a flag. The final pair are passing the ball.

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Score learning goals with these teaching strategies

Many students excel in one area but struggle to transfer their skills elsewhere. Teachers can bring about success in a student’s weaker areas by helping them to secure their subject knowledge. Those who are confident in their subject knowledge are better able to transfer the critical, analytical and communication skills they’ve acquired outside the classroom to their learning in the classroom, making for better answers, increased motivation and greater success.

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