UGC NET 2021

PAPER 1

TEACHING APTITIDE NOTES

Characteristics of Teaching:

·         It gives desirable information.

·         It is based on democratic ideas.

·         It reflects harmony between teachers and students.

·         The teacher works as a philosopher, friend and a direction.

·         It is based on previous knowledge of the teacher

·         It is sympathetic and full of pity.

·         The students remain active in good teaching

·         It creates self-motivating for learning

·         It is both art and science

·         It is a professional activity

·         Teaching causes a change in behaviour.

·         Teaching is an art as well as science.

·         Teaching is face to face encounter.

·         Teaching is observable, measurable and modifiable.

·         Teaching is a skilled occupation:- Every successful teacher is expected to know the general methods of teaching-learning situations.

·         Teaching facilitates learning

·         Teaching is both a conscious and an unconscious process.

·         Teaching is from memory level to reflective level.

·         Teaching is a continuum of training, conditioning, instruction, and indoctrination.

 

Objectives of Teaching:

Educational Objectives can cover a range of different types of intended learning outcomes.

The major objective of teaching covers different types of intended learning outcomes.

1. Acquisition of knowledge

2. Development of Understanding

3. Development of Conceptual, intellectual and subject-specific skills

4. Development of values

In general –

·         To Change behaviour and conduct of student

·         To improve the learning skills of students, including methodological, critical thinking, writing, creativity, hypothesis etc.

·         Subject Knowledge

·         To provide a social and efficient member of society