Teaching Methods

Teaching Methods

Teaching is one of the age old professions which have transgressed through times and has molded into its present form that we see today. Teaching involves use of vocal cords all the time,  it also means that one who teaches must have a fine and well coordinated vocal frequency. So what does teaching convey to people and how it benefits people?

Teaching is the spread of knowledge and transmission of this knowledge in the form of expression through medium of the subject which is being taught. The subject is the broad framework for containing this knowledge and also its correct dissemination. In today’s technological times teaching is generally done through the medium of audio visual media like using projectors in classrooms and using slides for discussion on a particular topic. Field based studies have also become very popular nowadays. Field based studies is mostly done in those subjects where scientific study is the need and lot of data collection is done based on active observation and recording through observation.

Group based study is being used in management schools and business schools as it forms an important part of education curriculum for students of management programmes. Teaching and Innovation in teaching methods is subject of research and as such several Government institutions like National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, NCERT, SCERT, Regional Institutes of Education have been disseminating useful pedagogy related to teaching and teaching techniques. 

Teachers are doing a great job for the nation and that is the contribution to future of nation building. This has to be done with great care and attention and in the best possible manner so that it benefits large sections of society.

Teaching methods constitute the soul of research in education and development of educational media. In fact it so important that within the textbooks itself we see several boxes for self to do activities for the students and notes at the end of the chapter for the teacher to consider while teaching a particular topic. Several teacher training institutions have been developed for imparting training in effective teaching and they also get certification in this regards.

Most of these training happen in senior secondary classes and in colleges but still it is largely seen and widely held view that teaching among teachers is not effective and most students complaint regarding the same. Lack of good quality teacher in most institutions is due to paucity of funds to give salaries and mostly the inexperienced ones are hired. In many institutions students are at the mercy of the teacher who design exam papers in such manner that only the best brains pass and the rest fail. But school management fails to take cognizance of these serious issues and lets the situation prevail.

In such manner a perpetual atmosphere of fear is created among students regarding a particular subject. This is against the spirit of teaching and teaching techniques. This also hinders the development of students in that particular subject.

The right spirit of teaching is effective communication and teaching methods enhance this effective communication. It is in this spirit that institutions train teachers to multiply their knowledge in terms of more students benefiting per lecture. This may not be followed practically everywhere but wherever it is done that place is enriched in terms of more satisfied students and better pass rate of examinees.

Ultimately society stands to gain or loose as students are a considerable part of society and teachers are the ones who give considerable impact to this society by their teaching and methods they adapt in training young and energetic minds.