UNDERSTANDING LEARNER
Devised by
MR Bilal Ahmad Itoo,Lecturer , DIET
Kulgam
ACERBILAL@(@[Link]
I never teach my people .I only attempt to
provide the conditions in which they can
learn……….EINSTEIN
A teacher is a facilitator and let the
students construct their own knowledge.
CONSTRUCTIVISM/NCF
I owe my everything to my teacher………Alexander
A teacher should :-
KNOW THE STUDENT
KNOW THE CONTENT
KNOW THE CONTEXT
BECAUSE HE:-
CAN DO
SHOULD DO
MUST DO
QUALITIES OF TEACHER FOR UNDERSTANDING THE LEARNER
1. PROFESSIONAL SKILL
2. PEDAGOGICAL SKILL
3. PERSONAL ATTITUDE
INTERVENTIONS THAT SUPPORT A TECAHER IN ACHEIVING ABOVE QUALITIES:-
[Link] to resources
[Link] mentorship
[Link]:-
i) Communication skill:-
Good beginning is half done work
Better communication skill---minimizes the gap
between teacher and student
Creates good rapport and safety net to overcome the
inferiority complex formation among the learners
Creates harmonious environment inside the class
11) Ablity to work under pressure
A teacher is the builder and reformer of nation
See the attitude of great leaders towards a good
teacher. In Russia, teachers were given more priority
as compared to doctors in the covid vaccination
preference list. Similarly you can see the message
on the gate of [Link] university that destroying a
nation does not require the use of bombs or nuclear
weapons..Just degrade the quality of education
As a teacher two types of pressures
[Link] workload…….work, overload of classes
[Link] pressure from
administration ,family, boss etc
But remember
Inside a classroom, a teacher should be only a teacher
leaving aside all assignments
Create a balance by adopting the DOL
111) SELF MOTIVATION
Personal satisfaction of teacher is one of the indices of
positive transaction of teaching learning. Because
When a bond is ready to act, to made it act gives
satisfaction and not to act gives annoyance. But when a
bond is not ready to act ,to made it act gives annoyance
and not to act gives satisfaction…………E.L THORNDIKE
Minimum resources>>>>>>>>maximum output
1v) ADAPTIBLITY:-
Balance between need and circumstance
to create equilibrium
So inside the class, a good teacher is fin al
authority. Make possible use of human and
material resources for effectiveness.
2. PEDAGOGICAL SKILL
ART OF TEACHING AND METHODOLOGY
ANDRAGOGY AND PEDAGOGY SKILLS INCLUDE
METHODS
APPROACH
TACTICS
METHODS…proper steps and
systematization to deal with issue
Basis and principles for teaching
APPROACH:-
…TO COME CLOSER
WAY OF DEALING WITH SITUATION
METHOD IS PRACTICAL ANF APPROACH
THEORITICAL ASPECT OF TLP.
WAY ADOPTED TO ACHIEVE THE TARGET BY
ADOPTING PHILOSOPHY
TACTICS…..short arrangements for
better and the quick learning
though informal. E.g, use of word
association technique .
3RD QUALITY …PERSONAL ATTITUDE
WHAT YOU SAY…….OPINION
WHEN YOU EXPRESS WHAT YOU SAID....ATTITUDE
EXPRESSED OPINION…………ATTITUDE
THE ONLY DISABLITY IN LIFE IS A BAD
ATTITUDE..HAMILTON
THE WEAKNESS OF ATTITUDE BECOMES THE
WEAKNESS OF CHARACTER………. [Link]
INTERVENTIONS TO ACHIEVE ABOVE
QUALITIES:-
[Link] TO RESOURCES
FOR good CONDUCT OF CO CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
FOR HORMONIOUS GROWTH OF LEARNER AND HIS LEARNING
COMPETENCIES.
SO THERE SHOULD BE EASY ACCESS TO RESOURCES LIKE
LABS,LIBRARIES,ICT LABS,MUSEUMS ETC
2 .MENTORSHIP
A GOOD TEACHER SHOULD BE
SKILLLFUL,PROFESSIONAL,GUIDE,FRIEND,PHILOSOPHER AND a
GOOD COUNSELLER
GOOD MENTORSHIP REQUIRES:-
Adjacent support to innovations
Research maintains the pace between world
[Link] provide innovation culture to your
learners e.g, inspire award schemes, Toycathon
exhibtions.
WORK LOAD [Link]
As a teacher you are supposed to run different assignments, jobs
of school .so adopt DOL policy
INSTANT ENGAGEMENT IN CLASS
AVOID JUDGING AND EVALUATING LEARNERS ON THE BASIS OF
PAPER PENCIL [Link] NARRATIVRE ASSESSMENT and SBA TO
KNOW YOUR LEARNER.
AS a teacher to know the learner you should
address various issues:-
1. changes occurring in student due to
growth and development
[Link] AND SEX:-
Sex Gender
.biological ..[Link]
..constant ..varies
So never assign progressive roles to men
and passive roles to
women……….STEREOTYPE
so to overcome stereotype do this
activity in your class:-
Label boy or girl against the statement
1. I am not getting good match .so I
need fairness cream
2.i am emotional and often tearful
[Link] is crying. I need to change
nappies
4.i need a job to look after family
[Link] behaved and gentle
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7factory worker etc
2. SENSITIVITY……skill to understand
the expressed and un expressed
wishes of learners
Circle students in a groups and labell
them 1,2,3,4,.5. now make further
groups of 1’s ,2’s, 3’s and so on . Now
ask them to shear 5 common things
for sensitivity.
[Link].. Process of putting yourself
into the shoes of students to understand
their feelings, frustrations etc.
Activity. Get up and show emotion…
others will try to judge it and recognize.
[Link] AND THE
COLLABORATION
Develops the feelings of oneness to shear
RESPONSIBLITIES
PROMOTES TRANQUILITY AND HORMONY
Provide paper to all students and ask them to draw
the head of page. Now ask them to pass their paper
and get the new one from adjacent one till the
drawing or title gets completed. Now tell them can
you recognize your part…… THIS CREATES
collaboration.
Thank you
