2. Definition :
inductive instruction makes use of student
“noticing”. Instead of explaining a given
concept and following this explanation with
examples, the teacher presents students
with many examples showing how the
concept is used. The intent is for students
to “notice”, by way of the examples, how
the concept works. Using the grammar
situation from above, the teacher would
present the students with a variety of
examples for a given concept without giving
any preamble about how the concept is
used.
3. Advantage
Students are more actively involved in the learning process,
rather than being simply passive recipients: they are therefore
likely to be more attentive and more motivated.
Rules learners discover for themselves are more likely to fit
their existing mental structures than rules they have been
presented with. This in turn will make the rules more
meaningful, memorable, and serviceable.
If the problem-solving is done collaboratively, and in the target
language, learners get the opportunity for extra language
practice.
4. The disadvantages of an inductive
approach include:
The time and energy.
It can place heavy demands on teachers in
planning a lesson.
Students may hypothesis the wrong rule.
However carefully organised the data is, many
language areas such as aspect and modality resist
easy rule formulation.
5. Teaching an Inductive Class.
As a teacher you do not explicitly state any
rules, but rather your job is to guide the students
towards the rule getting them to become aware of
it. Firstly you need to have clearly in your mind
the concept or rule which needs to be discovered.
Then you create a series of clear examples which
demonstrate use of the rule.
6. “ Inductive learners like making
observations and poring over data
looking for patterns so they can
infer larger principles ”.
Richard fielder (1993)
7. ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
OF INDUCTIVE METHODS
There are many varieties of inductive approaches.
Instructors may have varying degrees of
experience and skill with whichever method they
adopt.
Student populations also vary considerably,
among other ways in distributions of gender .
ethnicity, age, experience, motivation to learn,
learning styles, and levels of intellectual
development .
The conclusions drawn from a study may depend
strongly on the learning outcome investigared.
8. Social/affective strategies
Learners interact with other persons or ‘use
affective control to assist learning.
e.g.: create situations to practice the target
Language. use self-talk to think positively and
talk
one self through a difficult task, and
cooperate/work with others to share
info, obtain feedback and complete a
task.
9. Tips for Teachers:
Be fair to all students
Be prepared for disruptions and don’t let them chase
you
Over plan
Be patient and keep practicing
10. Conclusion
This inductive teaching method is, without a doubt, my
favorite strategy to use with kids.
It's an excellent way to teach concepts and generalizations.
It's also an effective way to motivate students
Because this teaching method promotes participation, it
has the potential to involve the maximum number of
students as possible in the activity.
Although the example presented here focused on language
arts, the inductive teaching method is ideal for any subject
area, at any grade level.