Concepts of Teaching and Learning

Question 1

• Takes place ONLY when the learner does

- Is a SCIENCE and a ART

Answer 1

Teaching

Question 2

1. Active Learning
2. Many methods
3. Motivation
4. Individual Differences
5. The power of suggestion
6. Encouragements
7. Remedial teaching
8. Democratic Environment
9. Stimulation
10. Integration
11. Life-like situations
12. Independence

Answer 2

Principles of Good Teaching

Question 3

1. Extrinsic Factors

2. Intrinsic Factors

Answer 3

Characteristics of a Teacher

Question 4

• respect for student’s maturity and sense of responsibility
• stimulating
• gives clear and concise instruction
• gives opportunity to students to ask questions
• has organized subject matter

Answer 4

Extrinsic Factors

Question 5

- has knowledge of the subject matter 
psychologically secured 
- has excellent speech and delivery 
- is neat and poised 
- has sense of humor 
- has broad interest

Answer 5

Intrinsic Factors

Question 6

1. Be proactive
2. Begin with an end in mind
3. Think win-win
4. Seek to understand, then to be understood
5. Synergize
6. Sharpen the saw

Answer 6

Habits of a Highly Effective Teacher

Question 7

• The learner must clearly perceive the goal
• The learner must be psychologically and physiologically ready
• The learner must be motivated to learn
• The learner must be active not passive for maximum learning
• The learner must repeat or practice what he has learned in order to remember
• The learners must put together the parts of a task and perceive it as a meaningful whole
• The learners must see the significance, meanings, implications, and applications that will make a given experience understandable
• The learner must be prepared to respond
• The process of problem solving and learning are highly unique and specific.

Answer 7

Learning Principles

Question 8

1. Encourages the learners to be active
2. Promotes and facilitates the individual’s discovery of the personal meaning of ideas
3. Different ideas can be discussed but not necessarily accepted
4. Consistently recognizes the individual’s right to make mistakes
5. Evaluation is a cooperative process. Individuals feel they are respected and accepted.

Answer 8

Conditions which facilitate learning