1. DESIGNING TEACHING APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
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DESIGNING TEACHING APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Margaret Whitehead with
Richard Blair

2. OBJECTIVES At the end of this chapter you should be able to:
understand the relationship between the concepts of teaching skill, teaching approach, teaching strategy, teaching style and the learning environment;
understand that teaching strategies are specifically designed teaching approaches comprised of a carefully selected cluster of teaching skills/elements of teaching;
understand that the appropriate use of teaching skills is essential to achieving ILOs;
appreciate that aims, objectives and ILOs can be achieved only if the appropriate strategy is used;
be aware of a range of classifications of teaching approaches, both descriptive and prescriptive;
be able to recognise and implement a range of teaching strategies.
Check the requirements for your course to see which relate to this chapter.
From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

3. CONTENTS
Teaching skill, teaching approach, teaching strategy and teaching style
Elements of teaching that make up a strategy
Learning tasks
Feedback
The classification of types of teaching strategies and teaching styles
Developing your own philosophy of teaching
From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

4. FURTHER INFORMATION To explore this material further, read:
Whitehead, M. with Blair, R. (2010), in S. Capel and M. Whitehead (eds) Designing teaching approaches to achieve intended learning outcomes, Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience (third edition), London: Routledge.
From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010