Discover important factors to consider in choosing an effective teaching strategy and learn the advantages and disadvantages of which.

1. Bicol University
College of Education
Legaspi City, Albay
SELECTING EFFECTIVE
TEACHING
STRATEGIES

3. Instructional Objective
Nature of the Subject Matter
Learners
Teachers
School Policies

4. a) Deductive Method – begins with what is
abstract, general, unknown to the learners
and proceeds to what is concrete, specific,
and what is known to the learners.
b) Inductive Method - starts with what is
concrete, specific, and what is known to
the learners and ends with what is abstract,
general, & unknown.

5. ADVANTAGES:
a) Coverage of a wider scope of the subject matter
b) No bother on the part of the teacher to lead
learners to the formulation of the generalization
or rule.
DISADVANTAGES:
a) It is not supportive to the principle that learning
is an active process.
b) Lesson appears uninteresting at first.

6. ADVANTAGES:
a) The learners are more engaged in the teaching-
learning process.
b) Learning becomes more interesting at the outset
because we begin with the experiences of our
students.
c) It helps the development of our learners’ Higher-
Order-Thinking- Skills (HOTS).

7. DISADVANTAGES:
a) It requires more time and so less subject
matter will be covered.
b) It demands expert facilitating skills on the
part of the teacher.