CC-03_Learning and Teaching-RUMPA MUKHERJEE

 

Authors: Rumpa Mukherjee, Keya Samanta, Ratna Biswas

Syllabus:

?1st Half: Learning

Unit I: Understanding Learning:

• Nature of learning: learning as a process and learning as an outcome

• Types of learning: factual, associations, conceptual, procedural, generalizations, Principles and rules.

• Remembering and Forgetting?Factors of remembering?encoding, storage and retrieval. Information processing approach; Causes of forgetting; Strategies for effective memorization.

Unit II: Factors Influencing Learning:

• Concept, nature and types of motivation?intrinsic, extrinsic and achievement.

• Role of teacher in addressing various factors influencing learning?a few strategies?cooperative learning, peer tutoring, collaborative learning.

Unit III: Learning Paradigms:

• Behavioristic Learning?Concept of connectionism (Thorndike) and conditioning (Pavlov & Skinner) and their educational implications.

• Cognitive Learning?Concept of Gestalt and its educational implications; Discovery learning (Bruner), Cognitive Constructivist Learning (Piaget)

• Social Cognitive Learning?Concept (Bandura), nature and implications. Teacher as role model.

• Social Constructivist Learning?Concept of Vygotsky, nature and implications.

• Humanistic Viewpoint of Learning?Carl Rogers (Self Concept Theory)

Unit IV: Overview of theories of Transfer of learning:

• Concept, Importance, Nature and Types of Transfer of Learning

• Theories of Transfer of Learning

• Methods of enhancing Transfer of Learning

Unit V: Organization of Learning Experiences: Issues and Concerns:

• Role of school?Guidance, Mental health, Co-curricular activities.

• Strategies for organizing learning for diverse learners?Brainstorming, Within class grouping, Remedial teaching, Enrichment programme.

?2nd Half: Teaching

Unit I: Understanding Teaching :

• Teaching: Concepts, definition, nature and characteristics factors affecting teaching.

• Relation between Teaching, Instruction and Training.

• Maxims of teaching?Role of teacher in effective teaching.

Unit II: Models of Teaching:

• Concept Attainment Model (CAM)

• Advance Organizer Model (AOM)

• Inquiry Training Model (ITM)

Unit III: Task of Teaching:

• Task of teaching: meaning, definition and variables in teaching task.

• Phases of teaching task: pre-active, inter-active and post-active.

• Essentials of effective teaching.

Unit IV: Levels & Approaches of Teaching:

• Levels of Teaching: memory, understanding and reflective levels of teaching

• Approaches to Instruction: Constructivist approach to teaching, Cooperative and Group Discussion, Games, Debate, Quiz and Seminar.

• Programmed Instruction (PI) & Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

Unit V: Skills of Teaching:

• Skills of Teaching: Concepts, definition.

• Micro-teaching: Meaning and Procedure

• Developing Teaching skills: Introducing the lesson, Questioning, Use of teaching aids, Reinforcement and Illustration.

• Modification of Teacher Behaviour-Flanders Interaction Analysis of Category System (FIACS).