THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction Teaching strategies are the methods you use to allow learners to access the information you are teaching.
For example, you could read the information to them; you could display it pictorially; you could allow them to research the information themselves; you could present it as a Powerpoint Presentation. People learn in 3 main ways - visually, auditory and kinesthetically. Visual learners learn by looking at/seeing something. Auditory learners learn by hearing it/being told it.
Kinesthetic learners learn by actually doing/experiencing it.
Your teaching strategies should aim to include all types of learner.
Institutions of higher learning across the nation are responding to political, economic, social and technological pressures to be more responsive to students' needs and more concerned about how well students are prepared to assume future societal roles. Teacher are already feeling the pressure to lecture less, to make learning environments more interactive, to integrate learning into the learning experience, and to use collaborative learning strategies when appropriate.
There are different ways and strategies on improving students learning: (a) Case Method. Providing an opportunity for students to apply what they learn in the classroom to real-life experiences has proven to be an effective way of both disseminating and integrating knowledge. The case method is an instructional strategy that engages students in active discussion about issues and problems inherent in practical application. It can highlight fundamental dilemmas or critical issues and provide a format for role playing ambiguous or controversial scenarios, (b) Discussion. There are a variety of ways to stimulate discussion. For example, some teachers begin a lesson with a whole group discussion to refresh students’ memories about the assigned reading(s). Other teacher find it helpful to have students list critical points or emerging