1. Principles of Teaching
MODULE 3
Principles of Teaching

2. A. Principle Defined
Coined from the Latin word “princeps” which means beginning or end of all things.
Fundamental Laws
Comprehensible Law or doctrine
Rule for guiding the ship of education
Chief guides to make teaching and learning effective and productive
Important for the governing and operation of techniques in any field of education.
If accepted, these are ways to guides ones thinking and activities.
In the field of education, an accepted principle becomes ones philosophy- educational aims, activities, practices and outcomes.

3. Principles of Teaching Derived From
Opinions of experts
Research
Comparative studies of the teaching performance of capable and incapable teachers
Experimental studies of teaching and learning in the classroom.
Results of experiments
Critically analyzed experience or systematic investigation

4. B. Types of Teaching Principles
STARTING PRINCIPLES- These involve the nature of the learner and his psychological and physiological endowments which make education possible.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES- These refers to the procedure, methods or strategies of instruction, agglomeration of techniques which help the teachers and learners accomplish the goals or objectives of education.
ENDING PRINCIPLES- These refer to the educational aims, goals, objectives, outcomes or results of the whole educational scheme to which teaching and learning are directed.