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Teacher Education

Notes for recording various types of practical work/practical activities which are required to be
conducted in schools.
2. The method of teaching in the teacher education departments should be such that it inspires
a sense of appreciation among other departments of the university and colleges. A teacher
education department should, therefore, conduct special innovative programmes in the
following directions: Seminar, combining of seminar and discussions with lectures, team
teaching, panel discussion, and projects sponsored by the faculty members for improvement
of learning in various spheres.
3. For development of professional attitude it will be advisable to recognize the college of
education as unit in themselves. Such an institution should be equipped with facilities for
organising various types of activities such as daily assembly programmes, community
living, social work, library organisation and other curricular activities which promote
democratic spirit of mutual appreciation and fellow feeling.
4. The admission producers of B.Ed. should he completely systematized and steps should be
taken to make it full proof against tempering and meddling as far as possible. It will be
advisable to evolve suitable admission procedure through studies, but at present the whole
problems is that of restoring confidence in procedure of admission.
5. There should be a Planning unit in each State Education Department. The function of this
unit should be to regulate the demand and supply of teachers at various levels of schools.
This unit can also be given the responsibility of projecting future requirements of teachers
in various categories.

What is inadequate empirical research?

25.4 Teaching Strategies to Improve Student learning

There are a variety of teaching strategies that instructors can use to improve student learning.
THe links below will show you some ways to make your classes more engaging.
• Active Learning: Active Learning is anything that students do in a classroom other than
merely passively listening to an instructors lecture. Research shows that active learning
improves student's understanding and retention of information and can be very effective in
developing higher order cognitive skills such as problem solving and critical thinking.
• Clicker use in Class: Clickers enable instructors to rapidly collect and summarize student
responses to multiple-choice questions they ask of students in class.
• Collaborative/Cooperative Learning: Cooperative and collaborative learning are
instructional approaches in which students work together in small groups to accomplish a
common learning goal. They need to be carefully planned and executed, but they don't
require permanently formed groups.

Critical thinking is a collection of mental activities that include the ability to intuit,
clarify, reflect, connect, infer, and judge. It brings these activities together and enables
the student to question what knowledge exists.
• Discussion Strategies: Engaging students in discussion depends their learning and motivation
by propelling them to develop their own views and hear their own voices. A good
environment for interaction is the first step in encouraging students to talk.

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