OTHER COMMON TEACHING METHODS

Question 1

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Provide learners with open-ended problems that have more than one desirable outcome.
Detailed study of specific subject (person, group, place, event, organization, phenomenon)
Commonly used in research (social, educational, clinical, business)

Answer 1

Case Study
It is good for describing, comparing, evaluating and understanding different aspects of a research problem
Learners are required to judge the advantages and disadvantages of various options, compare alternative solutions and justify their choice of actions.

Question 2

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Helps gain concrete, contextual, and in depth knowledge about specific real world subject
Choosing an existing topic, where you dig in or elaborate a certain topic

Answer 2

Case Study
A good case study has the potential to provide new or unexpected invites into the subject, challenge or complicate existing assumptions and theories, propose practical courses of actions in order to resolve a problem, and to open up new directions for future researched
These characteristics are placed on the shoulders of students

Question 3

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Use of case studies helps learners see and appreciate more than one perspective and often points out assumptions they make in the face of incomplete information.
Allows student to explore key characteristics, meanings, and implications of a certain case

Answer 3

Case Study
Mostly are a qualitative method of research = qualitative data
But also can use quantitative research; numerical value = uses statistical tools
Implore or found something about a topic

Question 4

Steps in Conducting a Case Study:

Drafting of problem statement
Formulation of research questions

Answer 4

Select a case

Question 5

Steps in Conducting a Case Study:

Exemplify a theory by showing how it explains the case under investigation
Expand on a theory by uncovering new concepts and ideas that need to be incorporated
Challenge a theory by exploring an outlier case that doesn’t fit with the established assumptions

Answer 5

Build a theoretical framework
To have a solid academic grounding, evidences to support your claim or stand
Changes are being discovered through continuous researches = challenging a theory
Done by conducting a literature review of sources related to the chosen topic
Help identify key concepts and theories that will guide your analysis and interpretation

Question 6

Steps in Conducting a Case Study:

Interviews
Observations
Analysis of primary and secondary source: used in literature review

Answer 6

Collect your data (qualitative)
Journals, reference books, articles, official records, etc…
There are many research methods we can use in collecting data

Question 7

Steps in Conducting a Case Study:

Methods are explained
Results are interpreted
Discussions of implications in the report

Answer 7

Describe and analyze the case
Report findings and present outputs
Its importance, advantages of study, how it will be beneficial in the community or group, relevance of study in relation to what we want to prove
Bring all together the relevant aspects in other to give a complete picture of subject

Question 8

Other Common Teaching Methods:
A speaking activity where you put yourself in others’ shoes or yourself in an imaginary situation that can help learners gain interpersonal skills and therapeutic relationship which makes you more mature and smart if handling interpersonal conflicts
Learning by doing

Answer 8

Role Playing
Active learning and teaching strategy; teaching and learning strategy that involves 1 or more students acting a part in which they pretend to be someone or something else other than themselves
Includes formal and scripted activities: free-flowing or simulated
Free-flowing: impromptu task
Simulated: based on a scenario

Question 9

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Goal: to create an educational setting and sessions that are learner and activities centered
A form of drama in which learners spontaneously act out roles in an interaction involving problems or challenges in human relations.

Answer 9

Role Playing
The participants neither have scripts to follow nor do they rehearse.
They are given written or verbal explanations of the simulated situation and are expected to have sufficient general knowledge about the situation to understand the roles to which they have been assigned.

Question 10

Other Common Teaching Methods:
This teaching method is effective in helping people gain skill in interpersonal and therapeutic relationships and in teaching them how to handle interpersonal conflicts.
Ideal: last only 2 to 5 minutes. To give way to others and discussion

Answer 10

Role Playing

Has been used to teach therapeutic communication skills

Question 11

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Makes students work in small group but with limited time: 2-5 minutes
Short participative sessions that are deliberately built into a lecture or larger group exercise in order to stimulate discussion and provide student feedback.

Answer 11

Buzz Session: Buzz Group Technique
Purpose: give opportunity to every learner to share their insights
They have to come up with something that they can share as their insight in the group

Question 12

Other Common Teaching Methods:
In such sessions, small sub-groups of two to four persons spend a short period (generally no more than five minutes) intensively discussing a topic or topics suggested by the teacher.
Each sub-group then reports back on its deliberations to the group as a whole, or sometimes combines with another sub-group in order to share their findings and discuss the implications.

Answer 12

Buzz Session: Buzz Group Technique
Class is in a noisy environment because students are discussing with each other
Buzz group: a duo or more than 2 or more groups
Ideal: 4 groups
No task but has topic or certain issue where students just need to give insights

Question 13

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Cooperative or Small Group Learning
Provides learners opportunities for teams of learners to complete assignments.

Answer 13

Collaborative Learning

Question 14

encourages the individual participation of the students, applicable across all grade levels and all class sizes

Answer 14

“Think/write, pair/share” strategy
Think/ Write: think independently about a question that has been given to them for them to answer, forming their own ideas and write their formed ideas to not forget and see the differences or similarities of insights of each students
Pair: group in pairs in order to discuss thoughts, allow students to articulate their ideas and consider others’
Share: pairs share their ideas in a larger group or class

Question 15

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Students’ ideas have become more refined through this 3-step process, a great chance for them to remember easily in their schema
Is an instructional strategy in which small groups of students work together on a common task

Answer 15

Collaborative Learning
As simple as solving a math problem together, lab experiments to as complex as developing a design of a technology, principle, or theory
Each group member are individually accountable for the part of the task
In such approaches (which can be structured in an almost unlimited way, the talents of each learner are used to problems, learners critique each other’s work and they learn from one another.

Question 16

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Old teaching learning strategy
Presupposes an establish positions about a certain issue, ascertain something, a particular proposition, or a solution to a problem
Requires students to work as individuals and as a team for researching critical issues

Answer 16

Debate Forum
Gather information to make a generalization and strengthen your point and flow of idea in the group would be one
Present and prepare a logical argument, actively listen to various perspective, differentiate between subjective and objective information

Question 17

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Able to integrate relevant information, develop empathy as a listener, help project confidence as an individual, cultivate poise, formulate own opinions based on evidence
Everything should be evidence based
Allows students to move beyond roped learning of facts, theories, and techniques

Answer 17

Debate Forum
As you transcend with the argument, all of ideas will be coming from your own understanding and not through memorization
Articulateness is being developed as you organize your thoughts, construct and deliver sentences from own understanding
Promote students’ self expression and exploration

Question 18

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Speakers who have opposing views on a controversial subject are given equal time to present their reasons for their beliefs, followed by a free and open discussion of the issue by the entire group
Public Forum Debate: involves opposing teams of two, debating a topic concerning a current event.

Answer 18

Debate Forum
Proceeding a coin toss, the winners choose which side to debate (PRO or CON) or which speaker position they prefer (1st or 2nd), and the other team receives the remaining option.

Question 19

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Students present cases, engage in rebuttal and refutation, and also participate in a “crossfire” (similar to a cross-examination) with the opportunity to question the opposing team.

Answer 19

Debate Forum
Often, community members are recruited to judge this event.
Able to learn how to construct and ask cogent (convincing and valid) questions

Question 20

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Discussion teaching
Always used in a large group and generally utilizes panel members
Panel members: experts, persons who have either differing points of view on the subject or has special training or experience which equip them to speak authoritatively about the topic

Answer 20

Panel Forum
Small discussion group performing before an audience
Ideal members: 3-4 members, more than 5 will be difficult to find the goal
Objective: give audience a better understanding of the matter or issue, signify or explore a certain topic

Question 21

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Basically a conversational approach to learning where a small group of experts in the topic of choice engage in an intellectual exchange of ideas.
Certain issues or problems, preferably current events, are discussed to help clarify those issues or problems for the ultimate benefit of the listeners.

Answer 21

Panel Forum
The participants in a panel forum directly discuss and interact with each other in a conversational manner, giving out their expert opinion or ideas on the issue or problem.
They do this in such a way that the audience is able to hear what the panel forum participants are discussing.

Question 22

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Commonly practiced in television shows where the opinions or viewpoints of the participants are magnified through the use of television cameras and microphones.

Answer 22

Panel Forum
A panel forum moderator makes sure that all the differing viewpoints are expressed in such a manner that both sides of a subject, especially controversial ones, are given enough exposure.

Question 23

Other Common Teaching Methods:
The moderator makes sure that nobody dominates the conversation.
No prepared speeches, interaction between the panel members will make up at least half of the time allotted to the panel’s presentation

Answer 23

Panel Forum
There may be agreement, disagreement, qualifications of points, defense of various positions
In 1 Hour: 10mins: introduction of subject and members
30mins: presentational and discussions of the panel
20mins: audience’s reactions, questions, and clarifications

Question 24

Other Common Teaching Methods:
A series of speeches is given by as many speakers as there are aspects of a problem or issue.
Panel discussion by experts on a specific topic with audience participation that is less than in a forum.

Answer 24

Symposium/ Seminar/ Workshop
Seminar presenters uses a variety of strategies including demonstration, visual aids, lecturing, and interactive activities
To ensure mastery of material and provide opportunities for practice to add into their experiential learning
May involve lab time or workshops in order to provide opportunities to interact with the content

Question 25

format of instruction that may occur several ongoing meeting times or days
Promoted by universities, institutions, organizations, commercial associations

Answer 25

Seminar
In order to provide instruction in a small group setting
Focus of one component within a broader topic category in order to provide comprehensive education thru lecturing and group activities

Question 26

places more emphasis on practical application
Putting theory into practice
May be included as a part of a seminar, conferences, or on its own usually for 1hr

Answer 26

Workshop

Question 27

formal meeting that allows participants to discuss a variety of topic and exchange views
Take place over a series of a couple of consecutive days, can be held in a hotel to be convenient in terms of accommodations

Answer 27

Conference
Also held in larges spaces for a large group
Members are seated in a long table with audiences present

Question 28

Other Common Teaching Methods:
The teacher tells or shows directly what he/she wants to teach.
Learning approach that is teacher-dominated
Begins with abstract rule —> generalization —> principle —> ends with specific examples and concrete details

Answer 28

Deductive Method aka Direct Instruction
Deductive reasoning works from the more general to the more specific
General to more specific or concrete detail
General premises towards a particular conclusions
Approach to reasoning that is based on deduction

Question 29

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Sometimes this is informally called a top-down/ downward approach
We might begin with thinking up a theory about out topic of interest
We then narrow that down into more specific hypotheses that we can test.

Answer 29

Deductive Method aka Direct Instruction
We narrow down even further when we collect observations to address the hypotheses.
This ultimately leads us to be able to test the hypotheses with specific data - a confirmation (or not) of original theories.
Students= passive learners
Pedagogical approach

Question 30

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Instruction makes use of student “ noticing”.
Broad generalizations are made from specific observations, it goes from specific details going to generalization

Answer 30

Inductive Method: student-centered
Specific or concrete example to generalization and established assumption
Instead of explaining a given concept with examples, the teacher presents students with many examples showing how the concept is used.

Question 31

Other Common Teaching Methods:
The intent is for students to “notice”, by way of the examples, how the concept works.
Inductive reasoning works the other way, moving from specific observations to broader generalizations and theories
Informally, we sometimes call this a upward /bottom-up approach

Answer 31

Inductive Method
In inductive reasoning, we begin with specific observations and measures, begin to detect patterns and regularities, formulate some tentative hypotheses that we can explore, and finally end up developing some general conclusions or theories.

Question 32

Other Common Teaching Methods:
Students= active learners, because they are constructing their own versions of reality and they do not depend on the version presented by their teacher
Constructivist methods: building on the widely accepted principle that student construct their own versions of reality than simple absorbing the version presented but their teachers

Answer 32

Inductive Method

Impose more responsibilities on students for their on learning than the traditional lecture based deductive approach

Question 33

answer to an interesting question

Answer 33

(Guided) Inquiry learning

Question 34

formal written and/or oral report

Answer 34

Project-based learning

Question 35

extensive analysis of real or hypothetical scenarios

Answer 35

Problem-based learning and Case-based learning

Question 36

type of learning that you are going to do on your own, anything that is given to you and is instructed to do on your own based on the guide given

Answer 36

Discovery learning

Question 37

simple call on students to simple answer questions about readings, prior to hearing about the content of the readings in the lecture

Answer 37

Just-in-time teaching

Question 38

Deductive vs Inductive:
teacher-centered
It does not give any new knowledge 
It is a method of verification
It is the method of instruction

Answer 38

Deductive Method

Question 39

Deductive vs Inductive:
Child gets ready made information and makes use of it
It is a quick process
It encourages dependence on other sources/ teachers

Answer 39

Deductive Method

Question 40

Deductive vs Inductive:
There is less scope of activity in it
It is a downward process of thought and leads to useful results immediately

Answer 40

Deductive Method

Question 41

Deductive vs Inductive:
student-centered
It gives new knowledge 
It is a method of discovery 
It is a method of teaching

Answer 41

Inductive Method

Question 42

Deductive vs Inductive:
Child acquires first-hand knowledge and information by actual observation
It is a slow process
It trains the mind and gives self confidence and initiative to use other resources

Answer 42

Inductive Method

Question 43

Deductive vs Inductive:
It is full of activity
It is an upward process of thought and leads to principles

Answer 43

Inductive Method