Titles and Synopsis of Professional Readings and References
Titles
and Synopsis of Professional Readings and References
Article I
What is the Importance
of Teaching Aids in Learning?
Article shared by Senthil
Kumar
To make learning very
effective it is not only necessary to utilize the factors and techniques that
facilitate learning, the teacher are to create certain conditions in the
class-room that may improve learning.
These conditions are
providing teaching aids, creating rivalry and co-operation, giving the
knowledge of progress and success, praising or reprimanding and guiding learning.
Visual Aids
Visual aids make
learning concrete and meaningful. You may describe the physical features of the
Indo- Gangetic plain, but motion pictures, filmstrips, maps, charts, diagrams;
pictures would make your verbal description concrete.
An additional meaning
is attached to verbal instruction when teaching aids are used. These are simply
supplementary devices and not the sup planters of what the teacher can do. The
following are the uses of teaching aids:
Uses
(1) There is a belief
that some students are eye-minded, some auditory-minded and some verbal-minded.
Those who are verbal-minded can be easily taught through verbal instructions
but for the rest visual aids are necessary.
Whether the above
belief is sound or not, whether pupils can be so sharply differentiated or not
is not the question. The fact is that the more organs are used in learning, the
more effective the learning sensory becomes. The abstract notions become easy
to understand when they are presented through motion pictures or T.V. or such
other teaching aids.
(2) Instructional aides
provide substitutes to objects and situations that cannot be presented in the
class-room. The science exhibition that is held at a far-off place cannot be
brought into the science room but through a T.V. programe the whole of it can
be viewed in a short period.
(3) Much of school
learning involves symbols and abstractions. Language is conceptual. Arithmetic
is even more conceptual. It means that the teacher who is teaching language or
arithmetic will have to present varied experiences so that correct concepts may
be formed. Instructional aides supply such vivid experiences.
Caution
Teaching aids are aids
only. They are not to be so enthusiastically used that effort on the part of
the learner is ignored. When a T.V. programme is viewed, precast and telecast
work has to be done. The teacher has to connect the programme with the class work
he has done previously or will do in the immediate future.
Source:
http://www.publishyourarticles.net/knowledge-hub/education/what-is-the-importance-of-teaching-aids-in-learning/5277/
Synopsis
I.
Introduction
If I may define Learning, it is the acquisition of
knowledge, ideas, wisdom, formation, and experiences. It took place anywhere,
anytime, and in many ways. In school, teachers are the one who leads students
to learn by using teaching aids. These materials are vital tool in making
students learn the way they want to learn. It enables students to learn with
the guidance of the teacher for the better understanding of the lesson.
II. Summary/Discussion
Teaching aids are important in the learning process.
In contains play a vital role in providing and supporting students learning. It
has the capacity to provide learning through various kinds of learner who have
different ways to such as auditory and visual learners. It provides concrete
explanations and examples for abstract ideas that student find hard to
understand.
Even though teaching aids are useful in the learning
process, learning of the students should not only rely on it. If the students
are not briefed or informs as how they should perceived the teaching aid it may
fail. Teachers and students should do their part on the learning process
through proper analysis and utilization of teaching aids.
III.
Reactions/ Reflection
“Teaching aids are aids
only. They are not to be so enthusiastically used that effort on the part of
the learner is ignored.”
As the the quote above
from the article, it clearly stated that teaching aids are just aids. It should
never be used as the one which solely responsible in making the students learn.
Teaching aids should be used as a supporting materials that will enhance,
supplements, and clarify ideas or information. It should be use in order to
teach students to learn how to learn using the available resources. However,
teaching aids are not only important to students it is also important to
teachers. It is vital partner of teachers in their profession. It is utilize to
provide better understanding to students through pictures, texts, and drawings.
It develops teachers creativity, innovation, and intellect. It sustains and enforces
students interests, and enthusiasm to learn.
Article 2
Teacher-Student
Interactions: The Key to Quality Classrooms
By: University of
Virginia Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning
The Classroom
Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) describes ten dimensions of teaching that are
linked to student achievement and social development. Each dimension falls into
one of three broad categories: emotional support, classroom organization, and
instructional support.
Every day, teachers
make countless real-time decisions and facilitate dozens of interactions
between themselves and their students. Although they share this commonality,
educators all over the country often talk about these decisions and
interactions in different ways. The Classroom Assessment Scoring System
(CLASS), developed at the University of Virginia’s Center for Advanced Study of
Teaching and Learning, helps educators view classrooms through a common lens
and discuss them using a common language, providing support for improving the
quality of teacher-student interactions and, ultimately, student learning.
How is the CLASS
organized?
The CLASS describes ten
dimensions of teaching that are linked to student achievement and social development.
Each of the ten dimensions falls into one of three broad categories: emotional
support, classroom organization, and instructional support.
Emotional support refers to the ways
teachers help children develop warm, supportive relationships, experience
enjoyment and excitement about learning, feel comfortable in the classroom, and
experience appropriate levels of autonomy or independence. This includes:
- Positive climate — the enjoyment and emotional connection that teachers have with students, as well as the nature of peer interactions;
- Negative climate — the level of expressed negativity such as anger, hostility or aggression exhibited by teachers and/or students in the classroom;
- Teacher sensitivity — teachers’ responsiveness to students’ academic and emotional needs; and
- Regard for student perspectives — the degree to which teachers’ interactions with students and classroom activities place an emphasis on students’ interests, motivations, and points of view.
- Behavior management — how well teachers monitor, prevent, and redirect misbehavior;
- Productivity — how well the classroom runs with respect to routines, how well students understand the routine, and the degree to which teachers provide activities and directions so that maximum time can be spent in learning activities; and
- Instructional learning formats — how teachers engage students in activities and facilitate activities so that learning opportunities are maximized.
Instructional support refers to the ways
in which teachers effectively support students' cognitive development and
language growth. This includes:
- Concept development — how teachers use instructional discussions and activities to promote students’ higher-order thinking skills and cognition in contrast to a focus on rote instruction;
- Quality of feedback — how teachers expand participation and learning through feedback to students; and
- Language modeling — the extent to which teachers stimulate, facilitate, and encourage students’ language use..
Muntner, M. (2008).
Teacher-Student Interactions: The Key To Quality Classrooms. The University of
Virginia Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL).
Source:
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/teacher-student-interactions-key-quality-classrooms
Synopsis
I.
Introduction
Every teacher has his
or her way communicating or interacting with their student. Their interaction
provides way in building a relation as teacher and learner that makes a room
for learning. However, learning doesn’t take place with just plain interaction as
teachers who provides instructions and learners who just absorbs what you
teach. It takes place within an interaction that provides a healthy environment
that enables students to felt that they are accepted as person who need care,
understanding, and supports not just in need to learn academic matters. This
kind of interaction was emphasized by the Classroom Assessment Scoring System
(CLASS) as developed the University of Virginia’s Center for Advanced Study of
Teaching and Learning,
II. Summary/Discussion
The
Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) provides a view on the ways how
teachers interact to their students inside the school particularly in the
class. This interaction doesn’t only includes instructional purposes but also
encompassing students growth as a person in terms of emotions, behavior,
skills, and more. This enables students to have an environment that caters to
developed them as a whole with the teachers as the one who accompany them in
their growth. Moreover, the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) enumerates the ways that would help teacher
to improve their personality towards their students. The manner of the teacher
in addressing the different needs of their students was also been given
emphasis. Emotional support, Classroom
organization, and Instructional support are three broad categories that it
enumerates under that various aspects were enumerated. This thing if done or
used would provide a better development and achievement to students. Students
would learn better if they have a good rapport to their teacher. It was for the
reason that as the students felt that they were accepted, supported,
understand, and cared by their teachers
, they would be comfortable and eager to pursue better for their selves.
III.
Reactions/ Reflection
The teacher and the
students are the main actors in the classroom. Their interactions provides an
environment that enables learning to takes place. Students would achieved and
develop better if they have teachers that shows concern and provides a good
communication between them
However, as quote says
“familiarity brings contempt”. Even though there was a need for support
emotionally, and in terms of instruction there should always be a reservation.
If you would let your student to be much familiar with you or comfortable with
there was a tendency that thy would abuse it. As teachers, you have to dealt
with your students showing your concern for their development and support as
they achieved but you should care on how they perceived you as a person.
As teacher, we are here
to help our students to grow and develop as individual. Learning that we taught
to them should contribute to their development as a whole not just
intellectually. The insights that we share on them should also have an impact
to their personality. We should not force them to respond the way we like them
to do but instead to response the way they want based on the thing that we show
them. On the other hand, it may not be applicable all the time because if we
always rely on how they want to respond it may be abusive and deviant so
sometimes we need to enforce what we want.
Reflection
"The man who does
not read good books is no better than the man who can't." — Mark Twain
The quote above, encouraged us to read good books, However,
it’s not always available. If there’s no good books there are good articles to
read on. This articles or professional readings brought us knowledge that may
be helpful to us. The knowledge that we gain by reading it was beneficial to
our intellectual growth. It contributes to our knowledge and that what I gain
as I read the two articles above.
In the first article
that I read, the importance of teaching aids were brought to my knowledge. It
enlightens me on how I value the teaching aids that I always prepare for my
student. It gives me ideas on how teaching aids contribute to learning of my
students. Aside from that, I also learn that teaching aid were a powerful tool
that aids students in the learning process so that they can easily understand
abstract concepts.
On the second one which
was Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) ,it gave me an idea on how
teachers should interact with the students. The interaction that should take
place was the one that would provide a healthy environment to the students. The
environment that should be created have an atmosphere that accepts students and
provides supports to students growth. It establishes three broad concepts that
would embody those ideas such as Emotional support, Classroom organization, and
Instructional support. These allow teachers to think on how they could develop
their rapport to their students.
Indeed, reading makes
one knowledgeable about the things round the world. The things that you cannot
easily learn just by observing and watching
can be found on those pieces of paper. When you read you learn and when
you learn there were many windows that would open for you.
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