As for the students, nothing clarifies their ideas as much as explaining them to others. And because I can figure it out now, that means I can figure it out on the exam. And I can figure it out for the rest of my life. Thus, teaching methods effective for some students may be ineffective for others. Some students may prefer to have information presented both verbally and graphically, or presented sequentially or hierarchically.
Many students learn best through hands-on or personal experience.
Some students respond immediately to questions you pose in class while others reflect on possible answers before venturing a response. Learning is enhanced when we create a classroom environment that provides students with opportunities to learn in several ways. Moreover, by using a variety of teaching techniques, we can help students make sense of the world in different ways, increasing the likelihood that they will develop conceptual understanding. Scientists and engineers ask questions, and they search for answers by gathering, collating, and interpreting data, weighing risks and benefits, sharing proposed explanations and solutions, and then trying these new proposals out in different contexts. This may raise new questions, and so the process continues in cyclic fashion.