Learning and Teaching- I

Paper Code: 
EDU- 302
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the student teachers to:

  • differentiate the concept of teaching and learning, training and instruction
  • write instructional objectives in behavioral terms
  • identify different teaching skills and develop effective instructional strategies

 

9.00
Unit I: 
UNDERSTANDING LEARNING AND TEACHING
  • Teaching: meaning, nature, levels, phases & maxims of teaching, training versus instruction
  • Learning: meaning, nature, types of learning
  •  Learning as construction of knowledge

 

9.00
Unit II: 
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES & PROCESS
  • Instructional objectives in terms of Bloom’s taxonomy
  • Communication: concept, elements and communication skills, teaching learning process as the process of communication

 

9.00
Unit III: 
DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING SKILLS
  • Concept of micro teaching and procedure
  • Meaning & components of teaching skills: blackboard, stimulus variation, reinforcement, questioning, probing, demonstration, explanation, introduction

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS
  • Planning Teaching- Learning.
  • Organizing Teaching- Learning.
  • Teaching-Learning Resources.
  • Managing Classroom Teaching- Learning.

 

9.00
Unit V: 
TEACHER BEHAVIOUR & CLASSROOM CLIMATE
  • Concept of feedback, teacher behavior and classroom climate
  • Flanders’ Interaction Analysis category system (FIACS)

 

Essential Readings: 

SESSIONAL (Any One)

  1. Observation of teacher behavior in classroom for a week and preparation of report
  2. Power- point presentation on any topic (at least 15-20 slides)

 

References: 
  1. Choudhary, S.B. J.R .(2004) Mastery of Teaching Skills, Discovery Publishing House, New Delhi.
  2. Dhand, Harry. (2004) Techniques of Teaching, APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi.
  3. Kamat, H. D. (2007) Techniques of Teaching, Crescent Publishing Corporation, New Delhi.
  4. Pandey, S.K. (2005) Teaching Communication, Commonwealth Publishers, New Delhi.
  5. Rao, Digumarti Bhaskara (2004) School Teacher Effectiveness. Discovery Publishing House, New Delhi.
  6. Siddiqui, Mujbul Hassan. (2005) Techniques of Classroom Teaching, APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi.
  7. Singh, Amarjeet (2004) Teacher Training: A Reflective Perspective, Kanishka Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi.
  8. Singh, Raj (2006) Techniques of Measurement and Evaluation. Commonwealth Publishers, New Delhi.

 

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