Supervised study

SUPERVISED STUDY Literally supervised study means the study under the supervision. When the students engaged themselves in some or the other learning activities under the properly organized supervision of the teachers, the phenomenon is called supervised study. It is teacher directed study. The teacher directs and stimulates pupil’s efforts towards the right direction. It may either of the forms-individual or collective. This means self-study or group study is made under the supervision of a teacher. It may be conducted in the regular period or in the reading room of the library where the teacher may be on duty. It is a well-known practice of public schools where the resident students assemble at one place sat night to study under the supervision of a teacher. The teacher’s presence make the atmosphere more disciplined and congenial for hard work. The students study in the company of their classmates which makes mutual collaboration possible. Every student has to devote the prescribed time compulsorily for home work or self-study. This is especially a good device for the lazy and shirkers. Here the students are free to go ahead in their learning of mathematical facts and skills as an independent learner or as the members of a group. But in doing they have to plan and perform their learning activities in consultation with their teacher. The teacher who acts as a guide also shares the responsibility of supervising the learning activities of the individual student or the groups. The students’ do not waste their time in irrelevant task and also feel discouraged for the failures of their attempts. But in any case he should not make the students dependent on him, rather he should build their self-confidence by encouraging their self-learning and independent efforts.
Supervised study in Mathematics may be conducted in the following forms
1. The students may be asked to study general literature concerning mathematics. This study may be undertaken in the form of