Models of teaching

DEFINITIONS OF A TEACHING MODEL

1. B.R Joyce: Teaching models are just instructional designs. They describe the process of specifying and producing particular environmental situations that cause the students to interact in such a way that those specific changes occur in their behaviour.

2. Paul D Eggen et al: Models are prescriptive teaching strategies designed to a ccomplish particular instructional goals.

3. N.J Jangira and Ajit Singh :A model of teaching is a set of interrelated components arranged in a sequence which provides guidelines to realize specific goals. It helps in designing instructional and environmental facilities carrying out of these activities and realization of the stipulated objectives

FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF A TEACHING MODEL

The fundamental elements of a model of teaching are as follows:

* Focus or orientation

* Syntax

* The Social System

* Principles of Reaction

* The Support System

* Application of the Model

* Instructional and Nurturant Effects

CLASSIFICATION OR FAMILIES OF THE MODELS OF TEACHING

The four families are as follows:

1.Information Processing Models

2.Personal Models

3.Social Interaction Models

4.Behaviour Model

IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING MODELS

Teaching models have many advantages. It can be used for specific objectives such as:

1.They help the teacher to select appropriate teaching techniques, strategies and

methods for the effective utilization of the teaching situation and material for realizing

objectives.

2.They help in bringing about desirable changes in the behaviour of learners.

3.They the teacher in creating favorable situation for carrying teaching process.

4. Teaching model helps in achieving some specific objectives.

5. They help in the curriculum or contents of a course.

6. They stimulate the development of new educational innovations.

7. These models help to establish teaching and learning relationship empirically.