What may be considered to be typical undergraduate behavior in the United States does not apply to all students. As in all cultures, individual styles exist. One of the most effective ways to deal with student diversity within group instruction is to vary teaching methods. Instruction can be varied within one class session and from session to session.
Some students learn easily via auditory methods and others via visual or kinesthetic means.
A TA who is aware of these different modes of learning can help students learn more efficiently and effectively. Another way to vary instruction is to vary the use of inductive and deductive teaching methods. In the deductive approach, students are given information and then asked to perform a task or answer questions based on the information given. Explanations can be given after students either discover how to do the task or discover that they are unable to perform the task. For some students, explanations are more meaningful once they have had some experience in working with or thinking about a particular idea or concept.