Effective and Ineffective Teaching by Dr.Pachaiyappan

Effective and Ineffective Teaching by Dr.Pachaiyappan

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  EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND INEFFECTIVETEACHING Presented By Dr. P. PACHAIYAPPAN Associate Professor, GRT College of Education, Tiruttani,Tamilnadu, India. 1
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  Introduction  The teacherhas a major role in the educational development. He/she has the greatest responsibility on his or her shoulders in building the nation.  The teaching is the fundamental duty of a teacher and it has to be made effective in order to make a successful teacher.  The main function of a teacher is to create a good learning environment that motivates the students to learn enough more and more.  An effective teacher may be understood as one who helps in a development of basic skills, understanding, proper habits, desirable attitudes, value judgment and adequate personal adjustment of students.  Effective teachers also lead to best academic performance and optimal all-round development of the students.  This paper highlights various techniques and strategies that facilitates fruitful learning. 2
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  Strategies for EffectiveTeaching  Teachers must master a variety of perspectives and strategies, and be flexible in their application.  Professional Knowledge and Skills: Effective teachers have a good command of their subject matter and solid core of teaching skills.  Subject-Matter Competence  Instructional Strategies  Goal-Setting and Instructional Planning Skills  Classroom-Management Skills  Motivational Skills  Communication Skills  Technological Skills  Commitment:Being an effective teacher also requires commitment. This includes being motivated, having a good attitude, and caring about students. 3
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  Strategies for EffectiveTeaching….  Professional Growth: Effective teachers develop a positive identity, seek advice from experienced teachers, maintain their own learning, and build up good resources and supports.  Seek Advice from Competent Experienced Teachers Experienced teachers are more likely than beginning teachers to: • Have confidence in their decision-making and problem-solving strategies • Have expertise in managing their classrooms • Orchestrate smoothly running classrooms • Engage in well-practised, virtually automatic routines • Have extensive knowledge of instructional strategies • Make deep interpretations of events. • Never Stop Learning • Maintain Interpersonal Relationships 4
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  Factors involved inEffective Teaching 5
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  Effective Teaching The qualityof teaching which results in desirable behavioral changes in students and paves the way for students learning new things by themselves. Medley’s Equation Effective = Teacher’s teaching + Teacher’s teaching + Achievement of teaching Competence performance instructional goals 6
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  Characteristics of EffectiveTeachers 1. Have a sense of humour 2. Make the class interesting 3. Have knowledge of their subjects 4. Explain things clearly 5. Spend time to help students 6. Are fair to their students 7. Treat students like adults 8. Relate well to students 9. Are considerate of students’ feelings 10. Don't show favouritism toward students 7
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  11. Presenting thecontent logically in a sequential order. 12. Simplifying the content and presenting them with clarity. 13. Using analytic and synthetic approach in teaching. 14. Having better communication skills. 15. Using a variety of teaching techniques. 16. Using appropriate teaching aids in classroom teaching. 17. Motivating students. 18. High student-participation 19. Good classroom management 20. Appropriate use of black board 21. Evaluating student learning 22. Evaluating student learning Characteristics of Effective Teachers... 8
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  Characteristics of IneffectiveTeachers 1. Are dull/have a boring class 2. Don't explain things clearly 3. Show favouritism toward students 4. Have a poor attitude 5. Expect too much from students 6. Don't relate to students 7. Give too much homework 8. Are too strict 9. Don't give help/individual attention 10. Lack control 9
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  11. Teacher lackingin-depth knowledge of the content 12. Teaching without having any curricular objectives in mind 13. Not using teaching aids 14. Providing the subject content without any logical sequences 15. Providing the same kind of stimuli during classroom teaching 16. One-way communication 17. Not giving importance to group activities in teaching 18. Absence of evaluation of learning and providing immediate feedback 19. Not treating all student’s alike Characteristics of Ineffective Teachers… 10
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  Effective Methods andTechniques for Enhancing Student Learning  Desire method: This is one of the unique but most effective teaching strategies to grab student attention and interest.  Active learning: The one sided lecture methods are no more fruitful to get the interest of the new generation students. They would better respond well to the active learning strategies.  Cooperative learning: Give them a chance to come out of their seats and interact with their peers and have a cooperative learning experience.  Teach with VAK: The visual, audio, and kinaesthetic learning are three key areas that need to be focused to offer an optimal learning experience.  Case method: This is a really effective teaching strategy that gives promising outcome. Rather than simply teaching a new topic, share with them a real life example with which they can connect it.  Prompt feedbacks: Giving valuable and consistent feedbacks to student is equally important to teaching them new lessons.  Time management: Teaching them how to manage their time efficiently is the key to successful classroom learning.  Flipped classroom: Inverting your class approach has proved to be really effective for all types of classrooms. In this method, students are asked to prepare on the lessons before hand through video tutorials at home.  Gamification: Learning through games approach is not only effective for elementary students but also for higher classes. When games are made a part of teaching, students would approach the lessons more lightly and this helps them to be closer with the subjects. 11
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  Effective Methods andTechniques for Enhancing Student Learning…..  Brainstorming: It is good to include some brain storming sessions in the classroom when students can challenge their thinking process. Give them puzzles or interesting activities in which they need to apply their thought process.  Distributed practice: The study activities are supposed to be spread over the period which gives significant results. Students usually have a habit of rushing with the lessons when the deadlines for exams are nearing.  Teacher student relation: Maintaining a good relationship with the student is important for a teacher to make his/her teaching method more effective.  Online tools: Teachers can make use of the online tools to bring fun to the classroom and ensure engagement and maximum participation.  Outdoor learning: Students would love it when they are taken out of the four walls of the classroom to spend some quality learning time outdoors.  Student ideas: The learning phase would be more productive only if there is a give and take policy between the teachers and students.  Practice testing: In addition to all these methods, the time invested for self learning counts the most. They should be given some practice tests on a regular basis when they can evaluate or assess themselves on the areas where they lack and need to improve. 12
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  Conclusion  Effective teacherstake personal responsibility for students learning, determines the difficulty of lesson with the ability of the student, give the opportunities to students to practice newly learned concepts, provide direction and control of learning, use a variety of instructional, verbal methodology and visual aids, present material in small steps, initiate classroom dialogues, encouraging independent thinking, problem solving and decision making and provide methods of learning with mental strategies for organizing and learning the content being taught.  In this way effective teacher one who has clear concept of the subject matter, ability to write clear objectives for his/her course, ability to organize learning materials, ability to communicate his/her knowledge to the students successfully and deal with classroom situations.  There are a lot more teaching techniques and strategies that give impressive results in improving the student learning. School authorities should also offer a helping hand in supporting teachers to implement advanced and creative strategies in classrooms.  With the advancements in mobile technology and digital education, smart school software and education apps are taking an important role in student life. Parents also have equal responsibility in giving them a comfortable environment and productive support to help them have a pleasant learning. 13
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