Analyzing Teaching, Coaching, and Mentoring Roles for Learners

This report delves into the distinct roles of teaching, coaching, and mentoring in the context of individual learners. It begins by differentiating these roles, outlining the responsibilities of each, and evaluating their effectiveness in helping students achieve their goals. The report then explores various learning strategies and examines factors that influence the referral process. Furthermore, it includes a self-reflection on the author's role as a teacher, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement, culminating in a detailed action plan for enhancing teaching and learning practices. The report draws upon various sources to support its analysis and recommendations, providing a comprehensive overview of the subject matter.

Working with Individual
Learners

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
A) Difference between teaching, coaching and mentoring and explain the responsibility that
your role describes. .....................................................................................................................1
B) indicate and review the effectiveness of your role that supports the students in achieving
there gaols....................................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
A) strategies that can support in learning....................................................................................3
B) Factors impact on referral process..........................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
A) reflect on as a teacher role and find out your strengths and your weaknesses where you
need to improvement for your teaching career............................................................................5
B) make a action plan to help with your weak areas where improvements are needed in
teaching and learning ..................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Learning is an activity through which a person is able to grab knowledge and then use it as a
positive aspects in order to enhance the growth and to achieve its particular target. There are
various areas where learning is carried out like schools, seminars, conferences and many more.
Coaching, teaching , mentoring are the ways through which a learning can be carried out. This
report will cover the roles and responsibilities of coach in order to get the best out of the
students. It will also analyse the different ways through which a coach is able to meet the goals
of different candidates. it will also cover the different ways through which a coach can improve
its own skills which would support it for one and one teaching.
TASK 1
A) Difference between teaching, coaching and mentoring and explain the responsibility that your
role describes.
Learning can be provided by coaching, teaching, mentoring to in order to enhance the
skills and knowledge of an individual as well as a group of team. These terms are very similar to
each other (Yeldham and Gruba, 2016). But it can be differentiated according to roles and
responsibilities of the characters. Like teaching is all about knowledge and information that is
related to a particular subject matter. whereas, coaching is done in order to achieve individual
performance for a particular task. on the other hand, mentoring focuses over the efficiency and
skills of an individual.
Mentoring: the main role of mentor is to give advice, to give direction to the team or individual
and then to get their feedbacks in hope of achieving their particular agenda. the major
responsibilities of an mentor is to analyse project targets and then motivate individuals to achieve
the organisations goal. A mentor should be very friendly to the feedback that has been given by
the individuals which help to build a strong relationship between the mentor and team or
individual workers (Bhattacharjee, 2015).
Coaching: this is a another way of learning any concept which focuses over polishing present
skills of an individual. It is a long term process which concentrate over weak points of an
individual in order to get best out of them. in this, experience of a coach is very important for the
students or individuals because a experienced coach knows various methods for instructing an
individual in different manner which increases the confidence level of a student (Hood, N.,
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Littlejohn and Milligan, 2015). coaching also includes their particular agenda over which they
focus to achieve the target. Coaching process also includes consequence of behaviour and their
impacts.
Teaching: it is a learning process which can be carried out by a group as well as one on one
person in order to improve knowledge and supply latest information to the individuals. Teaching
can be carried out by many ways like by arranging learning programs like workshops , seminars
which supports most of the students to understand , questioning and by this way it would be
easier for them to grab useful content regarding there subjects ( Grey, Williams and Rebuschat,
2015 ).
Through roles and responsibilities a teacher, coach and mentor can be define. It is very
significant to plan a appropriate strategies through which a candidate is able to target over its
goals and objectives. Responsibilities which are played by a coach are as follows
proper guidance and direction: a coach , mentor and a teacher all has a huge
responsibility of providing proper instruction and feedback to the students in order to support
them to achieve there targeted goals. For example, if a student wants to set career in sports than
the coach would describe the importance and the future that the students is going to make in it.
The coach would give different instruction and methods through which the candidate will be able
to make career in sports. Coach would advise the candidate to take admission in one of the best
colleges for sports ,through which the student will be able to take part in numbers of
competitions and this will support the candidate to achieve its goals (Thistlethwaite and et.al.,
2016).
Motivating and challenging: there are various methods through which individuals as
well as team can be motivated in order to meet its destiny. As a coach, I always used to motivate
students in order to increase the confidence level of the students. I used to train them harder for
there competitions so that whenever they faces any difficult challenge, they are capable enough
to handle it with a good outcome. With the support of more and more challenges , a learner is
able to accept negative results in a positive way, so they don't get demotivated with a negative
feedback( Woodard, Pozzan and Trueswell, 2016 ).
Discovering new methods: sometimes it happens when a student faces failure . At that
time, a coach should provide solutions that are efficient as well as good for there career,in order
to transform that failure into the success.
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B) indicate and review the effectiveness of your role that supports the students in achieving there
gaols.
As a coach it comes a huge responsibilities in order to get best out of the students. A
coach needs to analyse the situations of every individual candidate in order to grab the weak
points of his student,than to strategies the plans that includes good learning for there students.
Coaching is performed in different ways through which a individual as well as a team is able to
polish its skills and knowledge (Mallahi and et.al., 2016).
Analysing the requirement through initial assessment : as a coach it is very important
to analyse the needs of a student. So that whatever plans are going to be strategies it will be
according to that only, as these plans affect the achievement of a goal. for this I organise many
competitions which allow me to identify the perspective of each students and through these
competitions it is easier for me to analyse weak and strong points of a candidate. And this also
allow me to focus over the candidates who needs more attention towards them to achieve there
goals (Cohen and et.al., 2018).
Modify candidates to analyse there own needs: it is very important for a candidate to
be well known by its own needs and purpose for doing that. This would support them to be
efficient about there work ,and a efficient work results in achieving there targets .
Appreciate preferred learning styles:there are various learning methods through which
a candidate is able to polish its skills and knowledge. Like by presentation, classes ,seminars and
workshops etc. by different learning ways I am capable enough to analyse the interests of each
candidate and than after this use appropriate ways to boost there knowledge as well as skills. For
this I make sure most of my classes involve visual presentation which is very effective for each
and every students to understand and figure out there needs and requirements (Rickson and
McFerran, 2014).
TASK 2
A) strategies that can support in learning
Strategies that can be used in teaching, coaching and mentoring
One to one discussion- This can help students to learn and will also help me in analysing the
problems that can be faced by students. I prefer to interact with individual on the basis of one to
one interaction which is important and effective for knowing issues faced by candidates.
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Practical implementation of activities- For better knowledge I provide candidates with practical
examples rather than theoretical aspects. This can assist students in better learning.
B) Factors impact on referral process
Referral process facilitates information about capability and expertise individual have, so
that suitable actions can be take. I had gone through to Referral process of applicants and took
appropriate actions to enrich their cognizance. But it’s been affected by some factors. Some are
discussed as under -
Characteristic of applicants- characteristics tells the quality and preference, qualification of
individual. If an applicant has energetic and dynamic personality, then different tool can be use
for learning whereas an orthodox type choose traditional way of learning(Souza, 2015). Also,
minimum quality qualification and skill required in training subject otherwise it will hamper
efficiency of training.
Adequate resource- learning process required some physical resource like proper place with
required facility internet access, the latest technology equipped machines, computers stationery.
If these resources are not available on time or up to the mark, quality of learning may affected.
Availability of Specialisation - some area of learning demands specialized mentor and teachers
in order to upgrade existing knowledge and new technology and approaches to thing done
rightly. If these specialisation needs are missing, learning program become worthless (What’s the
difference: training, coaching, teaching, mentoring, 2018).
Interest clashes – every learner has their own area of interest, background in which they want to
grow more. Generalised training programmes create conflict of interest. So there is need of
customised training programs cause single approach can not satisfy all.
Different Motivation level -learning process directly and deeply affected by motivation level.
You cannot learn and teach anything to one who don't want to lean. So before going further
firstly motivation must be infuse in form of motivational speeches, certificate, testimonials, etc.
Student mindset – students have different choices and preferences of how they want to learn.
Different priories and mindset affect training programme. Club same people in a team can solve
this problem (Souza, 2015).
Different agency in which I wanted to work are as under -
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Surrey University- this university is situated in England U.K. They offer courses in engineering,
science and business. I worked in university for 8 months. I choose to work there because of
good organisational culture, innovation and adaptive nature.
University of Birmingham-this university is located in Edgbaston, UK. Birmingham university
is 5th largest university in U.K. It has high tech campus. I want to work there because they
provide different vocational courses in retail and service sector like hotel and hospital.
Kent university- I m giving my service as assistant professor in ken university. I wanted to join
this origination because they prefer piratical knowledge over theoretical knowledge. So they
organise conferences, seminar which are more focused in real life experience of education.
University of Strathclyde -Strathclyde University is located in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. I want
to work here because they assemble the best brain as their staff which enhances the quality of
education they provide. They use innovative approach to enhance learning. This is one of my
dream university (Mallahi and et.al., 2016).
Robert Gordon university- I started my career from this university. I had very good experience
because they provide excellent exposure, grooming programme, holistic leaning, and imbibing
competitive abilities.
TASK 3
A) reflect on as a teacher role and find out your strengths and your weaknesses where you need
to improvement for your teaching career.
I had trained with the learners who are the best in their field. It is important to find out the want,
demand and needs of them. So its make easy to put the plan in action.
 Feedbacks of the students and other mentors who are on same level as I am that help me
to evaluate myself. I set my own standard and activity which help to complete the task in
the best manner and on time.
 Often I compare myself with the performance of the other experts, if I found any fault in
that I try to make it correct.
 My achievements helps me to motivate myself to do the best work and achieve the goals
which I set for the future.
My strengths
 my knowledge of about my subject is very good which helps the candidates for their
learning
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 It is my ability to understand the wants and needs of the client after find out their goals I
set their learning programmes.
 I analyse the client’s needs its help me to make a proper effective plan to attain the clients
future goals.
 I believe in change which comfortably adjust with the environment without having any
bad impact on it, its help things getting done in effective way and able to full-fill the
clients desires.
 I believe in chane
My weaknesses
 My communication skills is not good so I am not able to present my thoughts to other
accurately.
 Presentation of any project is not easy for me because my presentation skills is weak
there will be many faults in it.
 There will be different perspective in individual that create a conflict I am not able to
handle and sort out it my conflict handling skill is weak.
B) make a action plan to help with your weak areas where improvements are needed in teaching
and learning
I have to improve my weakness with help of other teaching member who guide, train,
observe on my weak areas where I have to need an improvement. It gives a positive effect on my
performance and it helps to best results of me.
Action plan
 The objective is to make efficient use of resources in order to enhance the learning
process. To achieve a goal and knowledge of a person it is very important for a coach to
plan strategies that can help a individual to develop there skills and knowledge.
 This can be done by one on one discussion which allows the coach identify various
thoughts of each and every student that can be applied in there plans to enhance the
knowledge of a person.
 Than it comes to practical activities which can be carried out in order to analyse the weak
and strong points of each candidate which allow the coach to strategies there plans
according to it.
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 After that a good supervision is also required for a student, for example if the student is
not performing well than the coach will supervise the students ,in order to meet its target.
 This can help them in achieving objectives and can ensure overall growth.
Plan chart of improvement areas are as understand
Skill Goals How to improve How to evaluate Time needed
communication Improve the
communication
skill to present
myself in front of
other with
effective and
confident way.
Gather knowledge
from different
sources and apply
on myself to
improve my skill.
With the self
evaluate and other
people help to
analyse my
improvement
level.
3 months
Presentation Develop a strong
presentation skill
so information
will exchange in
the same way as I
want
communicate to
other.
With observing
other how they are
presenting, view
presentation
videos, attain
different seminar,
asking with
expertise how to
do an effective
presentation.
Ask other people
about the
presentation, get
the feedback from
them.
3 months
Conflicts handling Develop the
handling skill of
any conflicts in
the organisation.
Meet and greet
people and talk
with them.
With analyse the
environment of
the organisation.
2 months
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CONCLUSION
Through the above assignment it can be concluded that a teacher, mentor and coach has a huge
responsibilities in order to polish the skills and knowledge of a students. there were many
methods through which a coach is able to identify the strong and weak points of its candidate in
order to enhance the students knowledge. By using one on one discussion and by analysing the
conflicts of the candidates a coach can strategies to plan there further activities which supports
the students to achieve there goals.
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