Unit 2

What's a Developmental Student?

Part II

Here are three more characteristics of many developmental students:

1. Poor time management skills (wasted time, procrastination, inability to plan)
These students may:

watch TV rather than studying lose track of assignments sign up for an unrealistic class load hand in messy, unchecked work hand in work that was done five minutes before class do homework for another course instead of listening in class have difficulty juggling family life, friendships, jobs, and college work

Teaching suggestions

2. Social immaturity (communication difficulties, hostility to authority figures, narcissism)
These students may:

display a "me first" attitude speak in words or phrases rather than sentences be unable to articulate complex ideas disrupt group activities interrupt the instructor react emotionally to problems rather than seeking a solution view the instructor as an adversary spend little time in self-examination have difficulty with impulse control

Teaching suggestions

3. Difficulty retaining and applying information taught in class
These students may:

• quickly forget information after it has been taught
• forget to apply skills they have mastered
• show a frustrating lack of academic progress
• have difficulty understanding a concept no matter how many times it is taught

Teaching suggestions

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