Gael is showing his classmate how to build a rubber-band catapult for their history project. They are standing at a table with t
he materials organized in front of them. Gael first describes the goal of the project and the materials they will be using. Then he begins his explanation of how to make the catapult. As an active listener, which of these activities should Gael’s classmate be doing in this scenario?
asking Gael questions to check his understanding
deciding how he will evaluate the success of the project
building the catapult as Gael describes the materials they are using
using terms that are appropriate to his audience
Active listening may be explained as exhibiting a good level of attentiveness when being taught or spoken to. Actions related to active listening includes paying attention by being attentive, maintaining eye contact and good posture during the lesson. It is also very important to ask open ended questions which will allow the speaker to be more explicit and guage your grasp or knowledge of the concept. To exhibit active listening, it is important that, the listener does not perform the action which is being taught at the time so as to avoid divided attention. Hence, what should be done is to ask Gael question in other to check if what is being taught is understood.
