Define the term teaching

Teaching can be defined in different ways;
a) A teaching process can be defined as a cyclic chain of activities where the teacher’s confrontation with learners in the classroom is only a point in the cycle as he plays the following interrelated roles;
1. The teacher is a planner- what he does must be carefully planned. 2. The teacher is a craftsman.
- Presenting learning materials in an interesting manner. - Illustrating, demonstrating and explaining
- Asking and answering questions
- Giving out assignments to learners
- Correcting such assignments
- Praising learners who behave properly and helping or punishing those not behaving.
3. The teacher is a decision maker- he constantly asks the questions what next? and how? as he studies his society, the school system, and the subject matter.
Teaching is supposed to promote learning.
b)Teaching can also be defined as a process in which the teacher initiates a set of activities in which his/her learners take part so that the result is acquisition of knowledge, skills and/or attitudes that would bring about relative desirable changes in the learners. These changes may take the following 3 forms;
i. They may lead to an increased store of useful information and understanding of basic principles in the subject matter.
ii. They may lead to acquisition of skills, abilities and habits i.e. psychomotor skills that are physical competencies required in order to perform certain activities efficiently.
iii. They may lead to possession of desirable attitudes or ideals such as developing satisfactions about learning outcomes or achievement.

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Titany answered the question on September 15, 2021 at 06:31