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PEDAGOGY OF MATHEMATICS
Ms R SRIDEVI
Assistant Professor of Pedagogy of Mathematics
Loyola College of Education
Chennai 34
UNIT III
APPROACHES OF TEACHING
Reflective Level (Herbartian Model)
SEMESTER 1
CODE BD1MA
• Approaches of Lesson Planning
• Steps – Level of Teaching
• Organising Teaching:
–Memory Level (Herbartian Model)
–Understanding Level (Morrison Teaching
Model)
–Reflective Level (Bigge and Hunt Teaching
Model)
• Unit Plan
• Lesson Plan Writing
LEVEL OF TEACHING
Level of
Teaching
Memory Understanding Reflective
REFLECTIVE LEVEL
OF TEACHING
Bigge & Hunt
Reflective level of teaching
• Introspective level of teaching
• Most advanced level of the teaching-learning
method because teaching does not end until
the students have grasped the idea.
Reflective Model of
Memory level of teaching
Focus Syntax
Social
System
Support
System
Evaluation
System
Bigge & Hunt Model - Focus
• To develop problem solving ability
• To develop critical thinking
• To develop creative thinking
• To develop independent learning
Reflective Model – Syntax
FOUR STEPS
Creates a
Problematic
situation
Students,
Formulate
hypothesis for
testing
Students, collect
data to verify the
hypothesis
Hypothesis are
tested.
Reflective – Social Syntax
Student
Teacher
Reflective Model – Social System
• The classroom environment is open and
independent.
• Student is primary and teacher is secondary
• Present problem in front of students
• Use discussion / seminar during the
teaching
• The teacher should be creative and
insightful
Reflective Model – Support System
• This step is much important to make
the teaching more effective.
• H/She should be encouraged to
formulate as many hypothesis as
possible
• Increase self motivation and level of
aspiration
Reflective Model – Evaluation System
• Essay type tests used for evaluation
• Encourage to formulate more
hypothesis
• Collect the evidences for verification
of the hypothesis
• Then conclude it
Reflective level - Conclusion
• It should be only recognized
when the learners have passed
the memory and understanding
level.
• Teacher should raise the level of
aspiration of students for the
involvement in the problem.
4. unit 3 reflective level bigge and hunt