The Teaching Process

• Knowledge and skill
• Teaching is to instruct or train someone.
• Effective instructors generally possess four essential teaching skills:
• People skills
• Knowledge is useless if the instructors fails to communicate properly.
  

• Management skills
• Ability to plan, organize, lead and supervise.
• Best use of time.
  

• Assessment skills.
• Ability to effectively assess the students abilities.
  

• Subject matter expertise
• Must possess a level of expertise, knowledge, or skill.

• Steps of the teaching process
• Preparation
• Making a written lesson plan which defines material to be covered.
• Outlines lesson objective.
• Clearly states the goals to be attained.
• Necessary supplies and equipment.
• Develop blocks of learning.
• Identification of blocks of learning.

• Presentation 
• Three common types
• Lecture - formal/informal
• Best for presenting new material, summarizing ideas.
• Allows the participation of students.
  

• Demonstration performance
• Best for instruction in flight (learn by doing).

• Guided discussion
• Debate with a moderator/facilitator.
• Relies on students.
• All should be involved.
• Encourage questions.

• Application
• Gives the student an opportunity to apply what is being taught.
• Allows the student to apply the newly gained knowledge early in the learning process.
• Helps prevent the development of faulty habits.

• Review and evaluation
• Evaluate student on his performance and on the attainment of the objectives and goals at the end of each step in the learning process.
• Deficiencies and faults should be noted carefully and steps taken to remedy them.
• Direct or indirect oral questioning of the student.
• Written tests.
  
  
  
  
  
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