Friday, February 11, 2011

Teaching / Instruction


Teaching: Activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill and guiding the students. It is a two ways interaction between teacher and student or student and student.

Teaching approaches:

1. Inquiry discovery approach
- Spectrum / continuum; from structured
à guided à open
- characterized by interactive, student-centered activities
- can be carry out through questioning, exploring, discussion & problem solving

2. Contructivism
- students generate their own knowledge/idea based on their prior knowledge and experiences
- giving students the opportunity to discuss, share and express their opinion or idea

3. Contextual learning
- students/learners process the new knowledge and understand or make sense on it in their own way or manner
- prior knowledge and experiences are essential
- relate the teaching to their experiences and daily life

4. Science, technology and society
- Relate to students’ daily experiences
- Investigate issues / problems through discussion

5. Mastery learning
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An approach in teaching & learning whereby focus on students’ ability to master certain concept or idea
-Depends on time for students to master and quality of teaching & learning
-Success in mastery learning depends on persistence, chance for learning, rate of learning, quality of teaching, and ability to understand
- Teacher must plan properly in managing the activities

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