Guiding Principles In The Selection And Use of Teaching Strategies

Written by Rhodora Bagtas | Teacher III | Limay National High School | Limay, Bataan
Published: 06 November 2014
Created: 06 November 2014
1. Learning is an active process
This means that we have to actively engage the learners in learning activities
if we wan them to learn what we
intend teach. We have to give our
students opportunities to participate in classroom activities.
2. The more senses that are involved in learning, the more and the better the
learning.
What is seen and heard are learned more that what are just seen or heard.
This implies the use of teaching methodology that makes use of more visuals aids
those mere audio aids.
3.A non-threatening atmosphere enhances learning.
-- A non-threatening and conducive classroom atmosphere is not only a function
of the physical condition of the classroom but more a function of the
psychological climate that prevails in the classroom. Building comfort into learning
is essential if we expect students to respond positively and constructively to their
education.
4. Emotion has the power to increase retention and learning.
--We tend to remember and learn more those that strike our hearts! In fact, the
more emotionally involved our students become in our lesson the greater the
impact.
5. Learning is meaningful when it is connected to students everyday life
--Abstract concepts are made understandable when we give sufficient examples
relating to students experiences. Teach today, ask them to copy and memorize
what we taught them. The following day we test them on how much they have
retained from what we taught yesterday.
6. Good teaching goes beyond recall of information.
--Good thinking concerns itself with higher-order-thinking skills to develop creative
and critical thinking. Most teaching is confined to recall of information and
comprehension.
7.An integrated teaching approach is far more effective than teaching isolated bits
of information.
-- An instructional approach is integrated when it considers the multiple
intelligences (MI) and varied learning style (LS) of students.
8.There is no such thing as best teaching method. The best method id the one that
works, the one that yields results.
-- there is no single best method.

An integrated approach incorporates successful, research based and brainbased instructional strategies.An integrated approach incorporates research
findings about the brain.
The ff. are some research findings cited by Patricia Wolfe
1. Without rehearsal or constant attention, information remains in working
memory for only about 15-20seconds.This implies the need for memory aids.
2. Learning is an process of building neutral networks.-this network is formed
through concrete experience or symbolic learning and abstract learning.
3. Our brains have difficulty comprehending very large numbers because we have
nothing in our experience to hook them to.
4. The eyes contain nearly 70% of the bodys sensory receptors and send millions of
signals every second along the optic nerves to the visual processing of the brain.
5. There is a little doubt when information is embedded in music or rhyme, its
recall is easier than when it is in prose.