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Teacher Education

Notes (iv) Method is a ............................... .
(a) teacher centered (b) student centered
(c) public centered (d) administration centered
(v) ........................ is not related with activity based instruction.
(a) simulation (b) role play (c) gaming (d) incident method

22.4 Summary
• teacher-controlled instruction is a practical fom of teaching in the present context. If properly
implemented, teacher-controlled instruction makes teaching and learning more structured
and systematic, without imposing any restriction on the students' thinking and activity.
• A number of educators over the years, such as, have developed conceptual frameworks for
thinking about instructional strategies.
• The instructions are specific, and for the most part, simple actions taken by teachers within
the confines of particular teaching strategies.
• Teacher Controlled Instructions consists different strategies or methods to help students to
understand different subjects at different levels, for example, an English Teacher taching a
shakespearian tragedy would use different strategies than the bology teacher who is trying
• The demonstration method is effective for developing skills in students. The demonstration
method is of immense importance in developing a variety of skills in the students. Besides,
it facilitates understanding of principles, theories, etc., of a discipline by the students.
• Team teaching is based on the assumption that no single teacher possesses expertise to do
full justice to the entire course. As against the usual practice of tcaching the full course in a
subject by single teacher, team-teaching requires cooperation of two or more teachers to
provide instruction in the areas of their expertise in the subject. This method is best suited
for providing instruction to the students in interdisciplinary subjects like sciences, social
sciences, etc., at different levels.
• The underlying principle of activity-based instruction is learning by doing. You can use a
variety of activities for evolving activity-based insuuctional programmes. The choice of
activities would depend upon objectives for which an instructional programme is designed.

22.5 Keywords

• Instruction : detailed information. How to do or use sth
• Demonstration : An act of showing or explaining how something works or is done.
• Strategy : a plan that is intended to achieve a particular purpose
• Criteria : a standard or principle by with sth is judged.

22.6 Review Questions

1. Explain the term "teacher controlled instruction".
2. What is the nature of teacher controlled instruction.
3. What is are the common defects in demonstration method?
4. What is nature of team teaching?
5. Explain the nature and common defects of lecture method.
6. Discuss the types of teacher based instructional activities.

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