Learning and Teaching Strategy Direction Instruction

Teaching as Decision Making When planning a lesson, teacher must identify: Content and processes to be addressed The strengths, needs and interests of students Most effective instructional approaches

Effective Teaching “Effective teaching is not a set of generic practices, but instead is a set of context-driven decisions about teaching.” “Effective teachers do not use the same set of practices for every lesson … Instead what effective teachers do is constantly reflect aboutt heir work, observe whether students are learning or not, then adjust their practices accordingly.”

Conceptual Base Instruction Goals of Education Curriculum

Instructional Skills Instructional Methods Instructional Strategies Direct Interactive Experiential Instructional Methods Lecture Case Studies Debate Cooperative Learning Enquiry Group Discussion Role Play Instructional Skills Planning Presenting Questioning Demonstrating

Instructional Strategy Strategies determine the approaches a teacher may take to achieve learning objectives Direct Interactive Experiential Independent

Instructional Methods I Direction Instructions Lectures Explanation and Demonstrations Guest Speakers Guided Readings Didactic Questions Structured Overview

Strengths Conveys large amounts of information Provides detailed information on concepts Involves step-by-step instruction for skill acquisition Teacher decides what will be taught: highly teacher directed Easier to plan and use

Fitness for purpose Time Physical Environment Class size Cost Content knowledge Learning materials Teaching style / teacher background Learning style / student background

Key to success If the presenter is: Then direction instruction can : Knowledgeable, perceptive, engaging and motivation Then direction instruction can : Stimulate reflection Challenge the imagination Enhance curiosity Develop a sense of inquiry

Limitations Emphasizes Listening Student: passive Requires an attentive audience Get little feedback from students Difficult to develop higher-order thinking

Appropriateness Fundamental Theory / Rules Historical Events (Timeline) Biographies of Religious Figures Large amount of information (Table form) Declaration Law and Ordinance

Suggested topic Theory of Conduct Development of Buddhism in India Lecture: The definition of the Act-Utilitarianism and Rule-Utilitarianism Development of Buddhism in India Guest speaker History between the Two Testaments Lecture + Reading materials

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