This past week we polled Moorpark students about which teaching method works best with their learning style and the results came in with a clear winner: student-teacher interaction.

Student-teacher interaction, which received 11 out of 29 votes, 21 percent of the vote, involves a more one-on-one experience between student and teacher. Generally, this allows the student to have a dialog with their teacher, providing a better educational experience.

Interactive lecture, receiving 6 votes or 14 percent of the vote, refers to the teaching style of holding a classic lecture, but includes the students as well. This could mean opening the lecture up for student discussion or questions.

Both the use of visual aids and self-study came in third with 4 votes, 14 percent each. Use of visual aids would involve professors using powerpoints, displays, demonstrations or movie viewing. This type of method would best help those who learn by seeing.

Self-study is for those who have to use their own methods of learning to teach themselves. This may include listening to audio recordings of lecture on their own time to take notes, reading a textbook to themselves or doing their own research on a subject.

There was a tie for last place. Hands-off lecture and group work both received only 2 votes, 7 percent each. Hands-off lecture would be a classic lecture with no student involvement. This may work best for those who are audio-based learners.

The group work method of teaching refers to given students the opportunity a chance to work with a small groups to learn a specific subject well enough to teach the rest of the class. This not only allows them to learn a small portion of a subject very well, but also a chance to work with people around them and encourage them to use communication and problem solving skills.

Check out the next poll in which the Student Voice wants to know what super power you’d acquire if you could choose one.