Effective teaching employs a variety of learning strategies. Teachers can't address just the intellect. Effective teaching recognizes that meaning is personal and unique, and that students' understandings are based on their own unique experiences. Effective teaching connects isolated ideas and information with global concepts and themes. Learning is influenced by emotions, feelings, and attitudes.
People have difficulty learning when either parts or wholes are overlooked.
Learning is influenced by the environment, culture, and climate. Students need time to process 'how' as well as 'what' they've learned. Teaching that heavily emphasizes rote learning does not promote spatial, experienced learning and can inhibit understanding. Experiential learning is most effective. The classroom climate should be challenging but not threatening to students.