Teachng mthds &strategies

METHODS AND STRATEGIES
Q:WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN FRONT
OF YOU WHEN YOU ARE IN THE CLASS?

 OBJECTIVES:
 By the end of the session ,the participants will be
able to:
 explain various methodologies
 describe merits and demerits of some common
methods
 use innovative strategies according to the given
situations.
 plan methodology and strategies in a lesson plan
 present the plan

 Approach refers to the theory about the
concept(ASUMPTION)
 Method is the realization of an approach(PLAN)
 A strategy is the realization of method+objectives
(TACTIC)
 It does not follow a single track as it changes
according to the demand of situation,
interest,level,need and age.

 TASK SHEET :1
 Questionnaire (10mins)

LECTURE
 Advantages
 Allows maximum teacher
control
 Presents minimal threats to
students or teacher
 Able to accommodate larger
numbers of students
 Cost effective
 Economy of time
 Disadvantages
 Attempt to cover too much
material in given time
 An easy teaching method but
a far less effective learning
strategy
 Creates passive learners
 Provides little feedforward to
learners
 May be boring
 One way communication
 Students are less motivated

Group Discussion
 Advantages:
 Excellent vehicle for affective
content
 Allows less experienced learners
to benefit from more experienced
ones
 Can stimulate critical thinking
 The most democratic way of
teaching.
 Grooms higher order thinking.
 Develops language and social
skills.
 Students are highly motivated.
 Students become active
participants.
 Teaches tolerance and respect
towards different point-of-views.
 Worthy for abstract ideas.
Disadvantages:
 Teacher may not feel in
control (20 sec pass)
 Sometimes difficult to keep
on track
 May be difficult to deal
with emotions that arise
 Takes a great deal of
preparation if done
correctly

Discovery Method
Merits
 Real life experience boosts
motivation among learners.
 Fosters observational and
analytical skills.
 It develops understanding of
learning process among the
learners.
 Students learn problem solving
 Discovered concepts are easy
to remember.
 Discovery method is essentially
student-centered
Demerits
 Method is time consuming
 Requires highly skilled
teacher
 Demands intense planning
 Not-effective in big classes

PROJECT/ASSIGNMENT METHOD
Merits
 Practical Work
 Sense of Ownership
 Creativity
 involvement
Demerits
 Time Consumption
 Difficult to assess individual
performance in case of group
project

Games
 Determination, explanation, and strict adherence to
the rules of the game
 Try out the game on friends before using it in class
 Gather all necessary equipment ahead of class
 Token prizes

VIDEO TAPES / SLIDES
Strengths:
 interesting and
entertaining
 keep students attentive
 looks very professional
 stimulates discussion
Limitations:
 can raise too much issues.
 expensive way
 discussion may not have
full participation
 Is really effective if the
facilitator prepares
questions to discuss during
the show or after the show

ROLE PLAY
Strengths:
 Introduces problem
situation dramatically.
 Allows for exploration of
solutions.
 Provides opportunities to
practice skills
 Provides opportunity to
assume roles of others and
thus appreciate another
point of view
Limitations:
 Not appropriate for large
groups
 Very little number of
students can participate
 Students may be too self-
conscious

Concept Mapping
 Requires active participation of learners
 Students are able to access their own thinking and
find new associations
 Requires critical thinking
 Begins with a core concept
 Students are then to connect all other concepts that
they know are related to the core concept

TEACHING METHODS OF THE PROPHET(PBUH)
 Repetition and enforcement
 Memorization
 Presentation
 Questions and answers
 Explanations and description
 Dialogue
 Discussion
 Debate
 Dictation
 Analogy
 Story telling
 Action and imitation
 Demonstration
 Examples
 Use of intellect
 Problem solving
 Individualization
•
•Preaching and reminders
• Punishment
• Play and leisure
• Practice (inculcating habits)
• Rhetorical questions
• Persuasion and discouragement
• Indications and physical movements
• Drawing and demonstration
• Similarities and contrasts
• Competition
• Experimentation and observation
• Motivation
• Enjoying the morally right and
forbidding the morally wrong

 STRATEGIES:
•Pre/while/post Reading
questioning strategy
•Pre/while/post Writing
questioning strategy
•Skimming
•Skanning
•Simulation
•Effective questioning
•Kwl chart

 Pretest& post tests
 Presentations
 Debates
 Library research
 Flash cards
 Flow charts
 Interviews
 Jigsaw puzzle Maps
• Drama
• Timelines
• Graphs,diagrams &
charts
• STT/TTT
• Case study
• Role play
• Non examples
• Story telling
• Activity
based/inquiry based
strategies

 STRATEGIES:
Brainstorming
Approaches
Think, pair, share
Mix ability, same
ability and random
groups
Pictionary
Elicitation
peer checking
ICQs
CCQs
Hot seating
Lead in activity
Gallery walk
Wrap up techniques
Video/slides/tapes
Warmers/Energizers

 Task Sheet #2
 Group Work
 Red.yellow blue,green,orange
 Q: Discuss the following scenarios and
brainstorm possible strategies as a group.(10
mins)

 TASK SHEET #3
 Group jigsaw 1,2,3,4,5
 Select a topic and plan the methodology part
in your lesson while incorporating innovative
strategies with realistic time
management.(15mins)
 Presentations (10mins)
 Feed forward session

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