The document discusses three teaching methods: the developmental method, supervised study, and the guided discovery method. The developmental method follows the preparation, presentation, comparison, and generalization steps. It has advantages like training problem solving but disadvantages like not developing lab skills. Supervised study emphasizes skill development and helps students learn how to study with teacher guidance. The guided discovery method helps students learn autonomously by directing them to discover solutions on their own through invention, discovery, and exploration steps, but it requires more time and teacher training than traditional methods.

1. Bavijesh Thaliyil
M.Ed, Dept. Of Education,
University of Kerala
Teaching
Methods

2. The Developmental Method
It is a modification of problem solving method
Based on the Herbartian school of thought
preparation
presentation,
comparison,
Generalisation
application.

3. The Developmental Method - Advantages
It gives training in the solution of problems.
There is constant interaction between the teacher and
pupils.
The method is in accordance with the psychological
principles of teaching.
The method arouses interest, stimulates thinking and
cultivate scientific attitude in pupils.

4. The Developmental Method - Disadvantages
Pupils are not given opportunities for developing
laboratory skills.
It involves much more work on the part of teacher.
The method is not child centered method.

5. Supervised Study
More emphasis on development of skills, learning process
It gives a clear cut idea on what to
study and how to study
It helps to bring the pupils into
intimate contact with the teacher and learning process
.

6. Tasks of Supervised Study
Give assignments for proper practice of reading
Solutions of mathematics and science problems,
interpretation of graphs,pictures etc
Observation of museum meterials and field trips
Self use of laborotary for problem solving

7. Supervised study - Advantages
Its enables the teacher to give individuals attention.
The pupils get through training in study habits
It gives the child training in the effective use of library
and gives the opportunity to judge the soundness of
statments given in the text books.
It makes the child responsible and self reliant.

8. Supervised study - Disadvantages
It requires good library and laboratory and good reading
rooms.
The method requires additional teachers.

9. Guided Discovery Method
It helps students to learn how to learn.
In this method pupils are carefully
directed down a particular path along
which they are called upon to discover
regularities and solutions on their own.

10. Guided Discovery Method steps
Invention DiscoveryExploration

11. Guided Discovery Method- Advantages
It helps the students to become more autonomous, self
directed and self responsible for their own learning.
It enhances the development of intellectual capacities
and problem solving.
It enhances motivation,interest, and satisfaction and is
more meaningful and result in better retention.
It minizes verbal learning and give more time to the
student to assimilate and accumulate information.

12. Guided Discovery Method- Disadvantages
Science teachers are not properly trained to guide
students through discovery learning.
It takes more time than receptive learning.
Diffculties are encountered by students especially slow
leaners.
Many of the expected benefits of discovery learning do
not show up in regular achievement test.