3.1 Introduction
3.1.1 Objectives of Multigrade Teaching
3.1.2 Meaning of Multigrade Teaching
3.1.3 Multilevels of Teaching
3.1.4 Necessity of Multigrade Teaching
3.1.5 Level of Multigrade Teaching in other Countries
3.1.6 Teacher’s problems in Multigrade teaching
3.2 Approaches of Activity Based Learning
3.2.1 Uses of Activity Based Learning
3.2.2 Learners’ benefits in Multigrade Teaching
3.3 Multigrade Teaching techniques
3.3.1 Direct Observation
3.3.2 Teaching relevant subjects
3.3.3 Multigrade Teaching Climate
3.4 Students’ group formation
3.4.1 Group formation – Points to ponder
3.4.2 Combined classes
3.4.3 Seating arrangements
3.5 Planning for Learning occurrence
3.5.1 Learning occurrence – Time Table
3.5.2 Learning occurrences
3.5.3 Combined classes Teaching
3.5.4 Works of group leader
3.5
Utilisation of the services of the society / Non – Government Organizations
3.6
Teachers’s multifold works in multigrade climate
3.7
Summary
Introduction
Learning includes all activities that stimulate student’s physical, mental, spiritual and personality development. The primary objective of Sarva Siksha Abayan
(SSA) is to admit all children in the school and provide quality education and make them complete 8th Std by 2010 without dropouts. Multi grade teaching is practised not only in
India but also in different parts of the world. It is not viable to appoint teachers for each class, where the admission is between 50 & 60 students in a school. In this type of situation, it becomes essential for a teacher to handle more grades at the same time. So, in these schools, the students completely depend on the teachers.
If students are
involved in their learning process, they can learn on their own. The teacher has to create apt Learning climate for individual learning and group learning. The teacher can assist the students in the learning activities at regular intervals.
Multigrade teaching