Models of teaching
Unit II
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Meaning
Models of teaching
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
Model- Meaning
Ideal figure or behaviour
Copying or imitating by the individual
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
Models of teaching
✦A model of teaching consists of guidelines for designing
educational activities and environment.
✦It specifies ways of teaching and learning that are intended
to achieve certain kinds of goals
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
Models of teaching
✦D e s i g n i n g a p p r o p r i a t e
educational activities
✦Arranging proper teaching
environment
✦Directing the resources for
achieving specific objectives
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
Models of teaching
✦Instrumental design
✦Producing environmental situations for
interaction with learners
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
Models of teaching
✦Ways and techniques for
the teaching process
✦Teacher-pupil interaction
during teaching
✦Goal- brings desirable
changes
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
Nature of models of teaching
✦Pattern or plans prepared in advance
✦Designed to meet specific objectives or goals
✦Advance guidelines or blueprint for controlling the
teaching-learning environment
✦Systematic procedure and organised efforts
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
Nature of models of teaching
✦Help the teacher in his/her task in the same way as an
engineer is helped in the construction of a building or
bridge by an appropriate model or blueprint prepared in
advance
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
Nature of models of teaching
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
Elements of models of teaching
1.Focus
2.Syntax
3.Principles of reactions
4.The social system
5.The support system
6.Application
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
1. Focus
All teaching models are meant for achieving
some specific goals or objectives of teaching
in relation to the environment of the learner.
The objectives of teaching and aspects of the
environment constitute the focus of the
model
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
2. Syntax
Refers to the description of the model in action.
Each model consists of several phases and
activities which have to be arranged in specific
sequence quite unique to a particular model
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
3. Principles of action
✦Appropriate and selective responses
✦Select appropriate responses to what the
student does
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
4. Social system
❖Interactive roles and relationship between the
teacher and the student
❖The kinds of norms that are encouraged and
the student behaviour that is rewarded
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
5. Support system
‣Special skills, knowledge and capacities,
material facilities, visit to some place, flexible
schedule
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU
6. Application
✓Goal achievements- affective, cognitive or
psychomotor
✓Flexibility of use in varying contexts
Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU