TASK: Assess four teaching methods and strategies used in your school and discus innovations that should take place to make them more effective and learner centred.
ASSESSMENT OF TEACHING METHODS AND STRATEGIES
The biggest challenge before a teacher is the presentation of a lesson. If a lesson presentation is effective, students can reach the goals of life by acquisition of knowledge; and if the teacher is unsuccessful in his presentation, it is impossible to achieve the educational objectives. The method of teaching is directly related to the presentation of the lesson. The method of teaching depends on the nature of the subject, and the tact of the teacher. This essay is aimed at assessing teaching methods and strategies used in schools and discuss innovations that should take place to make them more effective and learner centred. Brandes and Ginnis (1996:167) acknowledge that the movement from established well-known ground to explore new teaching strategies is a tough challenge to teachers.
In a classroom, a teaching strategy is a generalized plan for a lesson which includes structure, instructional objectives and an outline of planned tactics, necessary to implement the strategies. Reece and Walker (2002) describe a teaching strategy as a combination of student activities supported by the use of appropriate resources to provide
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Students should be given an opportunity to criticise and evaluate the topic of discussion and also logical and meaningful criticism should be appreciated and accepted. While the discussion is in progress, the teacher should make sure that every student is actively participating. Sometimes, the more talkative learners would tend to monopolize the discussion. In such cases Nacino-Brown et al (1982) proposes that the teacher should be quick but subtle in directing the discussion to involve the less able
After examining my use of effective classroom practices through the self-evaluation of current teaching practice worksheet, I identified several areas of teaching that I could improve in. The area that I chose to focus on was “students are carefully orientated to lessons.” Within that broad area I focused on the question if I communicated the objectives of the lesson to all students and checked to see if the students understood the objective. I posed the research question: What will the effect of clearly communicated objectives and expected learning outcomes be on the student mastery of the lesson objective?” By posing this question I expected the students to learn the objective and show mastery of the lesson objective.
Teaching Methods can be categorised in to basically two groups which are Teacher Centred and Learner Centred methods, and can take the form of Experiential, Trainer Guided, Cooperative, Interactive Instruction and independent study. However in this task three will be discussed which are Experiential Learning, Cooperative and Trainer Guided Methods in terms of key elements, classroom arrangements, roles, rules as well as considering the pros and cons of each method. COOPERATIVE LEARNING
Different approaches will be used to identify the cognitive processes that takes place in people when creative thoughts are involved. Experimental study will be used carry out the research. This will be essential since inferences will be drawn from the observations that will be made from the experiment. This will help in identifying the causative agents in places. The main area here the study will be carried out is a business organization. About ten employees will be randomly selected to answer out certain specific questions that will be asked to them. These will include questions such as what they would like to invent or improve in their current environment or whatever they have planned to do. This will involve a lot of brainstorming to the employees. A case study about the company will also be carried out. This will involve going through the history of the company to look at the improvements it has made since its inauguration. These will be based on the kinds of products that it has invented or improved and the names of individuals who carried out such improvement activities.
Lang, H., Evans, D.(2006). Models, Strategies, and Methods for Effective Teaching. USA, Pearson Education Inc.
In order to be an effective teacher there needs to be an understanding that we all learn differently, this means that no single teaching strategy is effective for all students/learners all the time. This makes teaching a complex process because you need to understand and meet the requirements of all of your learners. Students learn best when they aren’t asked to simply memorise information but when they form their own understandings of what is being taught. When a student has successfully learnt a new idea they are able to then intergrate this information with their previously learnt information and make sense of it. To be an effective teacher you need to work jointly with students to asses where they are at, be able to give feedback on how the student is going and ensure that they are understanding the lesson (Killen, 2013) According to Lovat and Smith (2003) students learning must result in a change in a student’s understanding of the information being taught. In order to show understanding they must be able to share this information with others and want to learn more (Killen, 2013). In order to have a deeper understanding of what is being taught they need to be aware of the relationship that exists between what they knew previously and the new information that is being learned (Killen, 2013).. Students need to be given goals that they can achieve in order to feel a sense of mastery over their own learning, this gives students motivation that they are able to complete tasks and to keep going.
Class may be the main place for students to hear or using English. Walsh (2006) cited in the thesis (Hartati, 2014: 20) divides into four ways in which classroom teaching strategies; managerial, materials, skills, and systemand Clasroom context. Each one has a different teaching purposes and may include different functions.
This first part of this module, Effective classroom focus on instruction design. I have learnt various methods to plan, resource, implement, analyze and evaluate teaching. I also recognize the importance of planning in classroom teaching. Although a good planning is a necessary condition for effective teaching, it is not sufficient because students¡¯ responses and behaviours are always unpredictable. Therefore, a well-equipped teacher should have adequate knowledge in classroom management and understand different approaches in solving discipline problems. Certainly, the most important is that teachers should be able to apply appropriate approaches according to different situations. In this portfolio, I will give my personal theory of classroom discipline and teacher-pupil relationship first. Then, my reflection on the topics covered will be included. Moreover, cases from my previous learning and teaching experiences and newspaper will also be used to illustrate the application of various approaches for effective classroom management. Lastly, I will summarize the knowledge, skills and attitudes I learnt in this module and their importance for my professional development as a teacher.
Meanwhile, teachers need to be aware of the learning styles,but more so to be wise about each lesson individually and deciding the best way to reach students. “While there might not be a
Kirby, G.R. & Goodpaster, J.R. (2007) Creative Thinking. Fourth Edition Thinking. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Barry, K. & King, L. (1998). Beginning teaching and beyond (3rd Ed.). Katoomba, New South Wales: Social Science Press.
In this course I experienced an important change in my beliefs about teaching; I came to understand that there are many different theories and methods that can be tailored to suit the teacher and the needs of the student. The readings, especially those from Lyons, G., Ford, M., & Arthur-Kelly, M. (2011), Groundwater-Smith, S., Ewing, R., & Le Cornu, R. (2007), and Whitton, D., Barker, K., Nosworthy, M., Sinclair, C., Nanlohy, P. (2010), have helped me to understand this in particular. In composing my essay about teaching methods and other themes, my learning was solidified, my knowledge deepened by my research and my writing skills honed.
There is another group of teachers. They think that because there are so many different teachers, school subjects, learning levels, and students, it is impossible that one method could be suitable to all. On the other hand, considering that every method has its weakness and strength, these teachers argue that the best choice is to select different methods for teachers and learners in different contexts.
In order for learning to take place in the classroom the teacher has to put in place an effective teaching and learning strategy. Being an effective teacher is not something that can be achieved instantaneously but rather something that has to be continuously developed and improved upon over time. Petty mentions how good teachers are not born but rather make themselves and that effective teaching comes from learning from your mistakes and successes. Petty, p. 516, 2009. This process involves teacher reflection and assessment of the effectiveness of different teaching strategies used in the classroom. It is only then that teachers can learn and advance themselves.
In the traditional teacher-centered classroom, teachers are expected to be the subject matter experts. They present the information in textbooks and when students asked questions, it is the job of the teacher to guide the students to think in such a way that they arrive at ‘correct’ answers (Carter, 1997). Students are also expected to learn factual-based knowledge and assessment is often based on the information they delivered from their rote skills. In the 21st century classroom, the role of teachers is to facilitate learning by coordinat...
In the process of completing this coursework, I have realised that every teacher should be all-rounded and equipped with adequate skills of educating others as well as self-learning. As a future educator, we need make sure that our knowledge is always up-to-date and applicable in the process of teaching and learning from time to time. With these skills, we will be able to improvise and improve the lesson and therefore boost the competency of pupils in the process of learning. In the process of planning a lesson, I have changed my perception on lesson planning from the student’s desk to the teacher’s desk. I have taken the responsibility as a teacher to plan a whole 60-minutes lesson with my group members. This coursework has given me an opportunity