CHAPTER 2

TEACHING
STRATEGY
RELATED PRINCIPLES OF
TEACHING
AND LEARNING
1. LEARNING IS AN ACTIVE
PROCESS.
A learner must be actively engaged in the learning process. We have
to actively engaged the learners in learning activities.
We have to give our students opportunities to participate in classroom
activities . We have to give varied activities to our students for
“hands-on-mind-on “ learning
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2.The more senses that are involved in
learning, the more and the better
learning.
What is seen and heard are learned more that we are just seen and heard. This implies
the use of teaching methodology that makes use of more visual aids those mere
audio aids.
 THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE SENSES TO
LEARNING

SIGHT

HEARING

Source: Philip T. TOUCH

Torres, learning,
Excellence, Training TAST SMELL
System Associates, E
Inc. 1994

75% 13% 6% 3% 3%
3. A non-threatening atmosphere
enhances learning.
 A non-threatening and condusive 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.
 Physical Condition Psychological Climate

- Proper Lightning - Offshoot of our personality as a -

Ventilation teacher
- Tidiness - Rapport between us and our students
- Order - Relationship between and among us -
Painting of the room teachers and students
4. Emotion has the power to increase
retention and learning.
 The more emotionally involved our students become in
our lesson, the greater the impact. We tend to remember
and learn more those that strikes our hearts.
5. Learning is meaningful when it is
connected to student’s everyday life.

 Abstract concepts are made understandable when we give sufficient examples

relating to the students’ experiences.
Teach today, ask them to copy and memorize what we taught them. The
following day we test them and how much they have retained from what we taught
yesterday
6. Good teaching goes beyond recall of
information.
 Good thinking concerns itself with high – order thinking
skills to develop creative and critical thinking.
Ideally, our teaching should reach the levels of
application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation to hone
students thinking skills
7. Good teaching considers learners’
varied learning styles and learners
multiple intelligences.
ASSIGNMENT:
1. “ Hands-on-minds on” learning is in line with the principle that learning is an
active process. What is meant by hands-on-mind-on learning?
2. Describe what a teacher does when she engages herself purely in “teaching for
testing”. How does this affects students’ learning?
3. What practice(s) should we avoid to make teaching-learning more meaningful?
4. What is the best learning style?
5. How can a teacher cater to all learners with varied learning styles and multiple
intelligences?