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Teaching Method

1. The document discusses two teaching methods: teacher-centered instruction and student-centered/constructivist approach. 2. Teacher-centered instruction involves the teacher directing all classroom activities, while the student-centered approach places more responsibility on students by involving them in planning, implementation, and assessments. 3. Both methods have advantages and disadvantages, such as teacher-centered instruction being more efficient but less engaging for students, while student-centered approaches promote active learning but require more preparation from teachers.

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Teaching Method

1. The document discusses two teaching methods: teacher-centered instruction and student-centered/constructivist approach. 2. Teacher-centered instruction involves the teacher directing all classroom activities, while the student-centered approach places more responsibility on students by involving them in planning, implementation, and assessments. 3. Both methods have advantages and disadvantages, such as teacher-centered instruction being more efficient but less engaging for students, while student-centered approaches promote active learning but require more preparation from teachers.

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TEACHING METHOD 5. Disadvantages:

1. Teacher-Centered Instruction 6. 1. It takes more time and effort to prepare

Recognized as the most conventional materials and organize workstations for each

approach, the teacher-centered student group.

methodology is based on the idea that the 7. 2. Students might feel pressure to always be

teacher has the main responsibility in the involved, always contributing to lessons, and

learning environment. Teachers are in always taking some kind of role in group

charge of the classroom and direct all work.

activities. Advantages: 8.

1. It highlights the importance of the 9. 3. Student-Centered / Constructivist

teacher’s role as facilitator. Approach Student-centered classrooms

2. Having been built on behavioral theory, include students in planning,

this teaching method facilitates control over implementation, and assessments. Involving

changes in student behavior through direct the learners in these decisions places more

instruction. responsibility and ownership on them rather

Disadvantages: than on the teacher. Also, teachers must

1. Critics cite lack of stimulation student become comfortable with changing their

motivation. leadership style from directive to

2. It is poor at promoting analytical thinking consultative. Advantages:

and problem solving skills. 10. 1. Students play a more active role in their

learning and develop a sense of

2. Small Group Instruction Small group responsibility. 2. Thanks to teachers avoiding

instruction (SGI) usually follows whole group transmission of knowledge directly, students

instruction and provides students with a have a chance to stimulate their analytical

reduced student-teacher ratio, typically in thinking, by “making sense of what they are

groups of four to six students. SGI allows learning by relating it to prior knowledge and

teachers to work more closely with each by discussing it with others,” according to

student on a specific learning objective, American educational psychologist J.

reinforce skills learned in whole group Brophy. Disadvantages:

instruction, and check for student 11. 1. There is a risk of facing some behavioral

understanding. problems by giving students independence,

3. especially when it comes to young children.

Advantages: 2. This method works best when the

4. 1. Lessons are adapted to each student’s instructor makes the lesson interesting.

level. 2. It promotes students’ social

adaptation skills.

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