1.Discuss the reasons for selecting the teaching methods used. In the micro teach session delivered to my peers at college as part of an Assessment‚ I chose to use the following teaching methods: * Initial assessment * Brainstorming * Group work * Differentiation * Constructivist teaching. Science is a practical subject that requires an academic approach. The methods used are to promote active learning strategies that engage the student. As I already teach at KS4
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Teaching Research Methods: Learning by Doing N. Alexander Aguado University of North Alabama “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” — Confucius ABSTRACT This paper outlines ways to structure a research-methods class so that students gain a practical knowledge of how research is done. Emphasis is placed on data collection‚ using statistical software‚ and writing up results. Included in this article are several assignments and exercises that‚ when combined‚ work
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WHAT IS TEACHING? "I believe that the teacher ’s place and work in the school is to be interpreted from this same basis. The teacher is not in the school to impose certain ideas or to form certain habits in the child‚ but is there as a member of the community to select the influences which shall affect the child and to assist him in properly responding to these influences." (Dewey‚ 1897) "Dogma is actually the only thing that cannot be separated from education. It IS education. A teacher who is not
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Classification of teaching methods Teaching is a creative art that teacher has to use many methods which can meet the learner’s needs and the demands of learning situation. There are many methods throughout the history of teaching English. It is suggested‚ however‚ in this essay three common methods‚ namely‚ Grammar-Translation‚ Direct Method and Communicative Language Teaching‚ clarified into two categories: teacher-centered and student-centered. Teacher-centered here just includes Grammar-Translation
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Educational Psychology Alternative Teaching Methods Professor Josephine Hauer Abstract The following is an in depth overview of various teaching methods. Throughout time there have been different perspectives on what the best method of teaching might be. Many different extraordinary educators have created what they believe to be the best method of teaching. Some of those methods include Waldorf‚ Montessori‚ and Sudbury education systems‚ as well as the education system
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While the time has passed throughout the decades‚ different linguists have questioned themselves about the first and second language learning process. What must we take into account when learning or teaching a second language? Different theories have been written about what to learn‚ how to learn and when to learn a second language. Throughout history‚ linguists have developed a variety of theories related to the acquisition and learning of a second language‚ how each one is given and how they should
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WHAT IS TEACHING? Teaching is to provide instructions and knowledge to someone. The term teaching is commonly used to name the set of activities which someone intentionally undertakes to guide someone to learn something. The overall purpose of teaching is getting someone to truly understand what it is that is being taught. An example of teaching is my mother teaching me how to properly cook curry chicken her goal was to teach me how to cook the curry without burning it; she used to say “burnt
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Scaffolding as a Teaching Strategy Rachel R. Van Der Stuyf Adolescent Learning and Development Section 0500A - Fall 2002 November 17‚ 2002 I. Scaffolding as a Teaching Strategy – Definition and Description Scaffolding instruction as a teaching strategy originates from Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and his concept of the zone of proximal development (ZPD). “The zone of proximal development is the distance between what children can do by themselves and the next learning
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Effective Teaching Strategies Susan Wheeler ECE311: Early Childhood Curriculum & Methods Roxie Baker 11/19/2011 Effective Teaching Strategies The purpose of this research paper is to discuss the teaching strategies to encourage the academic performance and achievement of students. Teachers need to think of ways to teach children who is at the ages of 3-4 years old. In today’s society young children needs to be motivated to learn and to become familiar with educational concepts
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Teaching Strategies Applied Effectively in the Classroom In a classroom‚ the teacher is the leader. As such‚ they must take into account which teaching methods would be best to develop their students learning abilities. During my observations at New Hyde Park Memorial High School‚ I was able to witness a wide array of teaching strategies. For this paper‚ I will choose specific methods‚ and discuss how certain teachers used them effectively within the classroom. First‚ I will discuss how the modeling
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