Teaching and Learning Flashcards
What are the 13 principles of learning
- Active, constructive involvement
- Social interaction
- Meaningful activities
- Relating new info to prior knowledge
- Being strategic
- Engaging in self-regulation and reflection
- Restructuring prior knowledge
- Understanding rather than memorising
- Helping learners to Transfer
- Taking time to practice
- Diversity in learning
- Creating motivated learners
- Using ICT to promote learning
What is the participatory approach to teaching?
Approach where learners are involved in meaningful ways in influencing the decisions that affect them
What is consultative participation?
Approach where the environ and activities are designed by adults and while learners’ thoughts are taken into consideration, their input is limited
What does having both teachers and learners as participants involve?
- teachers initiate partnerships with learners
- children influence learning outcomes and process
What is self-initiated participation?
- children take action and do not necessarily involve the teacher
- teacher’s role is to facilitate and respond to ideas, the child is in control
What are the actions of an intentional teacher?
- set up high-quality learning environ
- encourage learners to explore and experiment
- join in children’s activities
Integration needs to be ___
natural and promote deeper understanding
What are the aspects that influence planning for Gr R teaching?
- available resources
- teacher-child ratio
- competency of teachers
- Events on school calendar
Why is small-group teaching valuable?
- accommodates diverse needs and abilities
- learners are more likely to answer and ask Qs in small-group settings
What is the purpose of Learning and Teaching support material?
To enhance teaching and learning
The hook/introduction of a lesson should ____
- capture learners’ attention
- remind learners of some prior knowledge
