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Teacher
Definition of teacher
A teacher has defined differently by many scholars. The TUKI dictionary defined as a
person who teaches or facilities the learning process (YUKI, 1981).
The Tanzania Education Act (2000) defined as any registered person in accordance
with law.
A teacher is the only person who is capable of imparting knowledge and shaping the
youths to the wider scope of knowledge. Teachers are capable of living and molding the
youths such that their power is paramount as they determine the fate of the society. Both
teachers and parents live with the children for a long time and hence they are capable of
imparting knowledge, skills an values that cannot be easily challenged by the society.
(Nyerere, 1966).
According to Senge, (2000), A teacher has been defined as a person an expert who is
capable of imparting knowledge that will help learners to build, identify and to acquire skills
that will be used to face the challenges in life. The teacher also provides to the learners
knowledge, skills and values that enhance development. An educated person is capable of
utilizing the available opportunities in both private and public sectors. The educated person
can easily secure employment as well as having life skills that will enable him/her to interact
well in the society.
According to Mbise, (2008).A teacher has been defined as a person who has
knowledge, skill, and special trainings in teaching explaining, and educating. The teacher is
the person who is capable of creating behavioral change in terms of cognitive, psychomotor
as well as affective domain.
Responsibilities of teacher
These are the responsibilities of the teacher as follows:
1. Planning, preparing and delivering lessons to all students in the class;
2. Teaching according to the educational needs, abilities and achievement of the individual
students and groups of students;
3. Adopting and working towards the implementation of the institution development plan of
the particular school/ college they are giving service in;
4. Assigning work, correcting and marking work carried out by his/her students;
5. Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress, attainment and behavior
of ones students;
6. Providing or contributing to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to
individual students or groups of students;
7. Promoting the general progress and well-being of individual students, groups of students or
class entrusted to him/her;
8. Providing guidance and advice to students on educational and social matters and on their
further education and future careers; providing information on sources of more expert advice;
9. Communicating, consulting and co-operating with other members of the school/college
staff.
10. Reviewing and evaluating ones own teaching and learning strategies, methodologies and
program/s in line with the relevant curriculum.
11. Ensuring high standards of professional practice and quality of teaching and learning of
the subject/s.
12. Participating in In-Service education and training courses as well as in continuing
professional development (CPD) opportunities, and taking part in action research exercises;
13. Maintaining good order and discipline amongst students under ones care and
safeguarding their health and safety at all times;
14. Participating in staff, group or other meetings related to the school/college curriculum or
pastoral care arrangements, for the better organization and administration of the
school/college;
15. Contributing to the professional development of new teachers and student teachers
according to arrangements agreed with the principal.
16. Ensuring the harmless care and optimum use of equipment normally used by oneself
during lessons and sees to its regular servicing and maintenance;
17. Participating in school/college assemblies;
18. Registering and monitoring the attendance of students under ones care;
19. Sharing in any possible and reasonable way in the effective management, organization,
order and discipline of the institution / college.
20. Nurtures a culture where teachers view themselves essentially as facilitators of learning
and reflective practitioners;
21. Regularly discussing, monitoring the work being carried out by the in class;
22. Liaising and collaborating with specialist teachers/resource persons and other
professionals working with statement students;
23. Making use of audiovisual technological devices/aides and other adaptations during the
delivery of the lessons;
Teaching
Definition of teaching
According to HC. Morrison, Teaching is an intimate contact between a more mature
personality and less mature one which is designed to further education of the latter.
According to BO Smith, Teaching is a system of action intended to produce learning.
According to Clarke, Teaching refers to activities that are designed and performed to produce
change in student behavior.
According to Thomas F Green, Teaching is the task of a teacher which is performed for the
development of a child.
Purposes of teaching
1. To help students to -
Acquire, retain and be able to use knowledge.
Understand, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the knowledge.
Achieve skills
Establish habit
Develop attitude.
2. To understanding of and commitment to the institution's mission.
3. To ability to communicate and connect with students.
4. To enhance knowledge about learning styles.
5. To flexibility and elasticity.
6. To linking with actual life.
7. To correlating with other subject.
8. To active participation and involvement.
9. To conducive environment and proper control.
10. To utilizing post experience through reflection and feedback.
Phases of teaching
Teaching can be divided under following sentences:
Proactive phase:
It is the planning phase of teaching. For successful completion of task it is necessary that it
should be planned properly. The main steps involved in this phase are:
1. Establishment of some kind of goals or objectives: First step is establishing contain goals
or objectives and write them in proper behavioral terms.
2. Discovering ways and means to achieved. In the following aspects leaning can be done :
a. Learning experiences and material
b. Organization or sequence of content or material
c. Principles and maxims of teaching.
d. Teaching aids
e. Method, techniques, and strategies of teaching.
f. Duration of place and management of class room teaching.
Interactive phase: It's actual phase of teaching. What has been decided or planned that will
be implemented in interactive phase. This phase we can divided in :
1. Introductory phase: This phase can be name as perceptive phase. As soon as teacher
enters the class he will perceive climate of class and starts arranging class according to his
interpretation. Make initial interaction with class by responding to students greetings and
introducing topic. Here this phase will overlap with delivery phase.
2. Diagnostic and delivery phase: It is necessary for the teacher to identify how much
student know regarding topic. For appropriate interaction it is very essential to identify
student abilities and behavior. For diagnosing these things he may ask question or observe
their performance of activities. Teacher deliver lecture and correct identified problem.
3. Reactive phase: Student will react to teaching by different ways of verbal or nonverbal
responses.
Post active phase: Last phase of teaching is post reactive phase. This is phase of determining
up to what extent objectives are achieved. In this phase, teacher will:
a. Assess extent to which objectives achieved based on that she will make decision about
further continuation, alteration, or improved.
b. Suitability of content its organization may be suggested decision regarding re teaching of
content or moving to new topic may be considered.
c. Decision regarding suitability of instructional process. AV aid and teaching strategies are
evaluated.
d. Whether classroom environment and learning situation suitable? It's also evaluated.
Techniques of teaching
These are the following technique which is helpful to the teacher's in using teaching method:
1. Rapport: Teacher should established rapport with her student by-
a. Through an exchange some event with the students in conversational tone. This
will help to foster a sense of ease and give impression of personal interest.
b. By beginning the lecture with review of previous lectures, tying them in with a
present one.
c. To merge the students into learning group, the question will directed to students in
various parts of the room.
2. Voice: The lecture should be presented in a clear and natural tone of voice.
3. Gesture: Whatever gestures the lecture uses should be in a natural part of the total
expression of what she is communicating. eg. Nonverbal communication, facial expression,
body language etc.
4. Eye contact: The teacher should address the students with their eyes as well as with her
speech.
5. Lecture outline and student's note: The lecture should be prepared and delivered in
several block or units. Each unit should present not more than fifteen minutes. As each unite
is complete, it should be briefly summarized with discussion for a short time. Lecture should
be present from written notes but should be read. Ask the question and keep the students to
think about it.
Principles of teaching
Following are the principles of teaching:
1. The principle of aim: Definite aim should be there for every lesson. It serves as the goal
for the teacher. It will make teaching and learning interesting and effective.
2. The principle of activity or learning by doing: Child learns through self activity.
Learning by doing removes dullness of the lessons and the student don't get bored, it put them
into life situation.
3. The principle of linking with actual life and others subject: e.g. The student will learn
in the lab and practice in real situations in clinical area.
4. The principle of planning: Teaching is always well planned. It involves: selection,
division, revision.
5. The principle of interest and motivation: Children are naturally interested in those things
which are connected with their natural urges or activity. Motivation can secure the desired
results. It prepares the mind and once it is done, the children are ready to conduct anything.
6. The principle of sympathy and kind atmosphere: The teacher's kindness and sympathy
proves a stimulating dose for the slow-learning child, works miracle for the brilliant pupil.
Teaching should become a matter of pleasure for the teacher and for the student.
7. The principle of flexibility and cooperation: The plan of a lesson must provide scope to
make necessary changes. Teaching must be flexible to meet unexpected situation if any, in
the classroom.
8. The principle of diagnostic and remedial teaching: The teacher should suggest remedies
for problem and do follow up to assess the outcomes of his suggestion. Learning difficulties
should be discovered early to avoid their taking root into the learning habits of people.
9. The principle of looking ahead: An open minded teacher is always forward looking. He
is ever prepared to discover new possibilities for widening pupil's knowledge and range of
experiences.
10. The principle of creativity: The real or a good teacher is to make the pupil creative
learner. By introducing new materials, good teaching opens up fields of investigation and
enables the pupils to make original contribution to the existing store of knowledge.
Maxims of teaching
Educationalist and teachers engaged in the task of actual classroom teaching have evolved
certain simple notions and working ways based on their own experiences which may prove
quite helpful in the task of teaching these are known as maxims of teaching. Some of the
important are:
1. Proceed from known to unknown
2. Proceed from easy to difficult (simple to complex)
3. Proceed from concrete to abstract.
4. Proceed from particular to general
5. Proceed from whole to part
6. Proceed from analysis to synthesis
Some other maxims of teaching are:
a. Proceed from empirical to rational
b. Proceed from psychological to logical
c. Proceed from actual to representative
Factors of teaching
Factor I: Knowledge and abilities:
1. Knowledge of the theory, principles and techniques of Science instruction;
2. Knowledge of a variety of instructional strategies;
3. Knowledge of the education laws, policies, rules and regulations of the Bangladesh
nursing council;
4. Knowledge of the principles of teaching and classroom control;
5. Ability to isolate behavioral and adjustment problems and to recommend methods
of helping to solve the problems;
6. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all persons
contacted during the course of the work;
7. Ability to plan lessons, co-ordinate resources, and manage time on task;
8. Ability to create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and
appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students;
9. Ability to cooperate and share professionally with members of the administration
and other staff;
10. Ability to maintain confidentiality about students in accordance with state and
federal law.
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