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Unit–8: Group-Controlled Strategies

4. Teacher works as a guide only. Students themselves solve the problem themselves by studying the Notes
content material.
Act—This method is based on following acts—
1. Utility is given special importance in it. The problem is concerned with the lives of students.
2. Student is more active and learns by experience himself.
3. Student works naturally in independent environment. Learning situation is not artifi cial.
4. Students develop the social qualities and team spirit because they have to work in groups.
Form of Plan—Kilpatrick has divided the plans into four categories—
1. Creative—the student can perform a task.
2. Artistic—Solution of such problems and to develop the capabilities of their feeling of beauty.
3. Problem—Problems should be presented to the students, so that they can try to find the solution.

4. Group Practice—Students should be given the task so that they can be completed by exercise in
mass.
Step of plan—The following are the steps to follow in all the plans—
First Step—Select the problem related to students’ lives.
Second Step—Selection problem and understand its nature.
Third Step—Planning for solving the problem.
Fourth Step—Planning to implementation.
Fifth Step—Evaluation the planning.
Sixth Step—Preparation of the plan document.
Features—The characteristics described below—
1. Students get opportunity to learn by fundamental thinking, actions and experience.
2. Students are given new knowledge relating to life. So it is more useful, students take an interest.
3. Idea is to develop the capabilities of students.
4. Based on psychological and social regulations.
5. All subjects of school are taught as coordinated. It is high intelligibility.
6. Students with knowledge in the development of social qualities.
Limitations—It’s limitations are as follows—
1. The subjects are not as systematic.
2. Plans to spend more is to give real form.
3. Text across all disciplines and contents can’t be used for the planning method.
4. All social qualities can’t be developed. All learning objectives can’t be achieved.
5. It can’t be used in higher classes.
6. The subjects are not as systematic knowledge.
Tips—The following considerations should be kept in its use—
1. Should be used in agricultural schools.
2. Should be used in Technical training institutions.
3. The problem of planning should be frugal.
4. It should be used as an auxiliary teaching method.

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