Approach, Method, and Technique: Comparison
1. Introduction
A common error among teachers is to use interchangeably terms like approach, method, and technique. Such pedagogical weakness may be considered as one unforgivable act ever committed by teachers. Thus, Lesson will help us absolutely comprehend these three terms together with the other topic areas related to teaching procedures.
Specifically. Lesson contains:
Approach, Method and Technique Defined
Some Leading Teaching Approaches
Discovery Approach
Conceptual
Process
Inquiry
Unified
Objectives
After completing lesson four, you should be able to:
a) compare and contrast approach, method and technique using the actual classroom teaching as point of reference
b) discuss the nature and features of the different teaching approaches, and
c) discern what makes a good method and eventually, evaluate whether the methods employed by the teachers are good
To appraise that teaching method is good and effective, the following characteristics would tell if it is so: good method recognizes individual differences; if it provides students’ learning; if it facilitates growth and development; if it achieves the desired results of the teacher as reflected in her instructional objectives.
One must remember that there is no such thing as the best method. Thus, there is no single correct way to teach a class. Instead, there are many good ways of teaching the students. The procedural variation of a method calls for the third term, technique. Technique encompasses the personal style of the teacher in carrying out specific steps of the teaching process. Through technique, teachers enable to develop, create and implement, using her distinctive way, the procedures (method) of teaching.
SOME LEADING TEACHING APPROACHES
A. DISCOVERY APPROACH
B. CONCEPTUAL
C. PROCESS
D. INQUIRY
E. UNIFIED
DISCOVERY APPROACH
This approach pertains basically to cognitive aspect of learning; the development and
A common error among teachers is to use interchangeably terms like approach, method, and technique. Such pedagogical weakness may be considered as one unforgivable act ever committed by teachers. Thus, Lesson will help us absolutely comprehend these three terms together with the other topic areas related to teaching procedures.
Specifically. Lesson contains:
Approach, Method and Technique Defined
Some Leading Teaching Approaches
Discovery Approach
Conceptual
Process
Inquiry
Unified
Objectives
After completing lesson four, you should be able to:
a) compare and contrast approach, method and technique using the actual classroom teaching as point of reference
b) discuss the nature and features of the different teaching approaches, and
c) discern what makes a good method and eventually, evaluate whether the methods employed by the teachers are good
To appraise that teaching method is good and effective, the following characteristics would tell if it is so: good method recognizes individual differences; if it provides students’ learning; if it facilitates growth and development; if it achieves the desired results of the teacher as reflected in her instructional objectives.
One must remember that there is no such thing as the best method. Thus, there is no single correct way to teach a class. Instead, there are many good ways of teaching the students. The procedural variation of a method calls for the third term, technique. Technique encompasses the personal style of the teacher in carrying out specific steps of the teaching process. Through technique, teachers enable to develop, create and implement, using her distinctive way, the procedures (method) of teaching.
SOME LEADING TEACHING APPROACHES
A. DISCOVERY APPROACH
B. CONCEPTUAL
C. PROCESS
D. INQUIRY
E. UNIFIED
DISCOVERY APPROACH
This approach pertains basically to cognitive aspect of learning; the development and