Models of teaching

Unit II

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

 Meaning

Models of teaching Teaching models

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
 Teaching models

✦Instrumental design
✦Producing environmental situations for
interaction with learners

Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU

 Teaching models

✦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 teaching models

✦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 teaching models

✦Help the teacher in his 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 teaching models

Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU

 Elements of teaching models

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