Difference in teaching instruction conditioning training and indoctrination
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Meaning of teaching:-
Teaching is a process in which one individual teaches or instruct another individual. Teaching is considered as the act of imparting instructions to the learners in the classroom situation. It is watching systematically. Dewey:- considers it as a manipulation of the situation, where the learner will acquire skills and insight with his own initiation.
Teaching definition:-
(1) H C Morrison:- Teaching is an intimate contact between the more mature personality and a less mature one.
(2) Jackson:- Teaching is a face to face encounters between two or more persons, one of whom ( teacher) intends to effect certain changes in the other participants ( students).
(3) J B Hough and James K Duncan:- Teaching is an activity with four phases, a curriculum planning phase, an instructing phase, and an evaluating phase.
This definition presents organizational aspect by which we can describe and analyze the teaching process.
(4) N.L.Gage ( Democratic point of view ):- Teaching is interpersonal influence aimed at changing the behavior potential of another person.
(5) Clerk:- Teaching refers to activities that are designed and performed to produce in students behavior.
We can define teaching according to following three viewpoints.
Democratic (c) Liassez faire.
(a) Authoritarian:-
According to this viewpoint-
Teaching is an activity of memory level only
This teaching does not develop thoughts and attitude in the students.
Is known as thoughtless teaching
This teaching is teachers centric criticism of the teachers.
(b) Democratic teaching:-
According to this-
Teaching is done at understanding level.
Memory level teaching is the prerequisite (concept) is first memorized and then understand
Such teaching is known as thoughtful teaching.
According to this point of view, teaching is an interactive process, primarily involving classroom talks which takes place between teachers and student.
Here students can ask questions and criticize the teachers.
Here students can ask the questions and self-disciplined is insisted.
(c) Laissez Faire Attitude:-
It is known as reflective level teaching.
It is more difficult then memory level and understanding level of teaching.
Memory level and understanding level teaching are must for the reflective level of teaching.
It is highly thoughtful activity.
In this level both students and teachers are participants.
This level produces insights.
Nature and characteristic of teaching:-
Teaching is a social and cultural process, which is planned in order to enable an individual to learn something in his life. We can describe the nature and characteristics of teaching in following way:-
(1) Teaching is a complete social process
Teaching is undertaken for the society and by the society. With everchanging social ideas, it is not possible to describe exact and permanent nature of teaching.
(2) Teaching is giving information
Teaching tells students about the things they have to know and students cannot find out themselves. Communication of knowledge is an essential part of teaching.
(3) teaching is an interactive process
Teaching is an interactive process between the student and the teaching sources, which is essential for the guidance, progress, and development of students.
(4) Teaching is a process of development and learning.
(5) Teaching causes a change in behavior.
(6) Teaching is art as well as science.
(7) Teaching is face to face encounter.
(8) Teaching is observable, measurable and modifiable.
(9) Teaching is skilled occupation:- Every successful teacher is expected to know the general methods of teaching-learning situations.
(10) Teaching facilitates learning
(11) Teaching is both conscious and an unconscious process.
(12) Teaching is from memory level to reflective level.
(13) Teaching is a continuum of training, conditioning, instruction, and indoctrination.