Concepts,
Nature, Characteristics of Teaching
Concepts of Teaching
- Teaching can be both Informal (homeschooling during initial years of life by parents) & Formal (paid faculty as in coaching).
- It is a planned activity to attain some predetermined goals and effective teaching depends on:-
v How clearly, the students understand what they are expected to learn.
v How accurately their learning can be measured.
Teaching Models
1. Instructor-centered Teaching :
or Pedagogical approach (is the art & science of teaching). The learner is dependent upon the instructor for all learning, as the instructor controls the pace of learning and what to be taught.
2. Learner-centred: or Self-evaluation or Andragogical approach. The instructors facilitate the learning of students to
acquire new skills by themselves (self-study).
Levels
of Teaching
- Memory
level of teaching MLT
Ø Herbart is
the main proponent of MLT.
Ø Teaching-learning
the process is ‘Stimulus-Response’ here.
Ø The
evaluation of students is by – oral, written.
Understanding the level of teaching ULT
Ø Morrison .....of...ULT.
Ø It
is ‘memory plus insight’ and focuses on the mastery of the subject.
Ø It
also develops the intellectual behavior of students.
Ø Evaluation
by – essay and objectives questions.
Reflective
level of teaching RLT
Ø Hunt ... of. RLT.
Ø Highest
level of teaching (includes ULT+MLT).
Ø It
is a problem-centric approach of teaching.
Ø Evaluation
by- essay test, involvement of students.
Ø Classroom environment is to be “open & independent”.
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Teaching changes according to time,
place and different variables.
Students
are dependent variables, Teachers are independent variables as they can
manipulate the behavior of students and Teaching methods are intervening
variables.
NOTE ‘Teaching can be
done without indoctrination but no indoctrination is possible without
teaching’.
Principles
of Teaching
1.
Motivation: creates curiosity among
students. (if you want tips on self-motivation comment)
2.
Learning by doing: Froebel’s Kindergarten
system (KG).
3.
Generating interest among students to
increase the effectiveness of the teaching-learning process.
4.
Learning by life experiences (Ishq Ek
ehsaas hai jo explain Nahi Kiya Ja Sakta hai).
5.
Principle
of definite aim by making learning more focused (Karna hai to UPSC/JRF hi
crack Karna hai).
6.
Principle of recognizing individual
differences: all are not intelligent some are average. The teaching method should
be such that all students are made avail to equal opportunities.
7. The selection of teaching content should be
more relevant and updated in this digital world.
8.
Teaching should be systematic to make
optimum use of resources within the time limit.
9.
To make learning easier, topics should
be divided such that it has links between each other.
10. Principle of revision: sab Kuch na pade jo
pade usko bar bar revise kare.
11. Recreation of study: in your own words to be
more creative.
12. Principle of democratic dealing: performing different
activities (dance, speech, debate, play) to develop self-confidence.
13. Principle of remedial teaching: it helps teachers
to identify mistakes and suggest the best solution to the problems.
Classification of Teaching
There are two classifications: Blooms Classification and Gagne & Briggs Classification.
Gagne and Briggs Classification: the learning outcomes fall under one of the following categories:-
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