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Each teacher asks himself every day some Qs like how can I teach better?
How can my student learn better? And how can I remember the educational
material all the time? to answer these Qs we should know first :
Key contexts of schooling :
An education may be a result of the experiences gained through the family,
environment, religion
and mass communication media. But it should be known that the planned
education is the responsibility of schools (Bloom, 1979: 7).
The teaching profession takes place in a number of contexts that will place
demands on the teacher work. These schooling contexts are
( 1)the social context: the entire process of schooling is very social
meaning that it is highly dependent on social interaction. In this interaction
behavior changes and learning takes place. The social context involves
intrapersonal conflicts and interpersonal conflicts since schools are composed
of many different types of students, nationalities, races, religion and values.
(2) the emotional context: in involves that the teacher has a moral and
ethical obligation to CARE and to help all students to achieve their maximum
potential
through building trust and mutual support especially for low
achievers. There is a concept of emotional intelligence meaning that as a
teacher you should be aware of how you feel or react to all students.
(3) the educational context : this means that in the past schools were
teaching the basics math, science, history and geography but the basics
now extended to many topics that were once considered extras like health and
life skills, aids preventions.
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Cultural background.
Language.
Age.
Gender.
Ability level,
When Should I use Discovery Learning ? it is appropriate for any grade and for
any lesson that seeks to involve students in an exploration of more ideas
associated with the main theme. It is also used for expanding and refining
stages of the teaching process.
What are the disadvantages of using DiscoveryLearning ?
- it requires additional classroom management and supervision of your
students.
- Discovery learning often takes students out of the classroom into
different areas of the school (the library, the computer center
- The high incidence of plagiarism from the Internet because students are
unfamiliar with citing references
- Student confusion as a result of no sequence of material being taught,
so you should provide clear instruction.
Problem based learning:
Project-based learning and problem-based learning (PBL) are often
seen as two teaching
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methods but overlap in principle The essential element of PBL is its use of realworld situations for which students must solve a problem by gathering
substantial information often in teams
using observational and criticalthinking skills.
What makes PBL successful and effective ? student like problem-solving, it
stimulates curiosity and engagement, it uses higher order thinking skills on a
natural level.
When Should I USE PBL ? it is used when teacher want to extend and refine
their learning of a concept. Use PBL at the point in your lesson when the
student is expected to grasp the essential meaning of the concept being
taught.
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