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Purposes of Methods

Purposes of Methods
• Make learning more efficient

• Enable the learner to think logically

• Facilitate smooth transition from


activity to another

• Serve as a guide in preparing all the


needed materials, task and equipment
Purposes of Methods
• Approximate time to be allotted for each
activity to avoid waste of time and lapses

• Make planning clear and precise, to prevent


confusion, unnecessary delays and time wastage

• Help in planning for assessment and evaluation


of the lesson

• Add to a feeling of confidence and security for


the teacher and the students
Principles for
Selecting Methods
Principles for Selecting Methods
• Must be based on sound principles, laws and
theories of learning
• Must assist learners to define their purposes and
motive

• Must originate from the learners past


experiences

• Must suit individual differences, needs, interest


and developmental maturity
Principles for Selecting Methods
• Must bring the learners to the world of diverse
learning experiences
• Must stimulate the learners to think critically,
analytically and creatively
• Must be challenging

• Must be flexible
• Must be consistent with the requirements of the
objectives
Principles for Selecting Methods
• Must be appropriate with the content

• Must give way to varied student’s participation

• Must consider to be undertaken to ensure


gainful learning
Factors to Consider in
Choosing a Method
Factors to Consider in choosing a method
 Learners ability – first and foremost
consideration based on the
nature/characteristics, age, maturity, abilities
etc.
• Teacher’s ability – must be personally and
professionally qualified to teach

• Objective – expected outcome of the lesson in


terms of knowledge/skills and attitude

• Subject matter – content to be taken so that the


desired outcome will be achieved
Factors to Consider in choosing a method
• Pre-requisite learning – student’s previous
experiences that can help facilitate acquisition
of new knowledge/skills and attitude

• Classroom set-up – must be inviting to students


and conductive to learning

• School facilities/equipment/technologies – the


availability of the needed equipment,
technologies, tools for learning found in the
right places
Factors to Consider in choosing a method

• Time allotment - specified target time frame for


chosen activities properly distributed to the
entire period
• Safety Precautions – students should feel that
they are safe and out of danger in the school

 School Climate – learner should feel the


warmth of the teachers and classmate
Two Approaches in teaching
and the methods of teaching
used in each one
 Make use of expository  Make use of exploratory
strategies strategies

 Aimed at mastery of  Aimed at generating


knowledge and skills knowledge for experiences
 Teacher oriented  Learner-centered
 Direct transmission of  Students search for
information from teacher information with teacher’s
supervision
 Teacher controlled  Learner-controlled
 Highly structured  Flexibly organized
 Content-oriented  Experience-oriented
 Learner is passive, receives  Learner is active in
ready information for the search of information
teacher

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