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Second order resources
This is spoken and written. The writing on the blackboard is one Of the most useful second order resources.
Another one would be textbooks based on the lesson content. Sometimes textbooks do not cover everything,
newspapers, magazines can be used to do further research.
Learner centred approach in teaching
This is one Of the core principles of outcomes-based education, students are the core of the lesson. The learner-
centered approach is an application within the field of learner development that allows the learner to make their
own choices and establish their own ideas towards promoting competent communication and learning. The
approach focuses on the concept of allowing more freedom to the learner, giving them the ability to use their
own individual approach
Teacher centred approach
A teaching method where the teacher is in actively involved in teaching while the learners are in a passive,
receptive mode listening as the teacher teaches.
Summative assessment
Summative assessment is done after teaching the lesson and provides an overall summary of the lesson that took
place.
Diagnostic assessment
Diagnostic assessment is a form of pre-assessment that allows a teacher to determine students, individual
strengths, weaknesses, knowledge and skills prior to instruction. It is primarily used to diagnose student
difficulties and to guide lesson and curriculum planning
Curriculum
The term curriculum refers to the lessons and academic content taught in a school or in a specific course or
program. A broad concept that embraces all planned activities, and thus also subject courses that take place
during the ordinary school day. It also includes all after school planned activities such as societies and sport.
Multiculturalism in teaching and learning
Multiculturalism is a situation in which all the different cultural or racial groups in a society has equal rights,
and none is ignored or regarded as unimportant. It can effect teaching and learning, because the educators must
think and learn about what is included in a multiculturalism social studies program. This program must include
lessons that address both content of the learners. The program should consistently invite all students to
participate in an experience that fosters different forms of communication such as, spoken, graphic, written and
mathematical.
Holistic approach in teaching
Holistic teaching is considered important in the primary school whereby the child learns about the whole while
studying its parts.
Remedial lesson
When you do poorly in a subject and get sent to a class that focuses on basic concepts and better study habits,
you are taking a remedial class/lesson.
, STRAIGHT FORWARD QUESTIONS
1. How can a teacher encourage learner participation in class? Name 3 strategies the teacher can use.
There are many ways to make a lesson enjoyable and interesting.
To incorporate engaging activities such as:
I spy using a specific geography visual
Moving out of the classroom or moving around inside the classroom
An excursion or field trip
A surprise quiz to jerk their memory.
2. Name 3 principles of effective assessment?
Use summative assessments to frame meaningful performance goals
Assess before and even throughout teaching
Provide feedback early and often
Allow new evidence of achievement to replace old evidence
Show criteria and models in advance
3. Briefly discuss 2 advantages of group work in history and geography teaching?
You can assess learners' ability to work as a team and to complete the task competently. This method facilitates
cooperation between learners. Solving problems as a group, get results on research, if there are many tasks to
complete, each learner can take a task saving time and getting the results faster. Group work make learners
become more actively involved in the lesson
4. Indicate the difference between formative and summative assessment? Give examples:
Formative - Peer and teacher assessment/self-assessment
Summative - Written, oral or practical exams/tests and assignments
5. Name 4 problems that are to be guarded against with regard to the use of teaching media.
Certain teaching media are expensive
Can be too costly to purchase media items
Do classrooms have proper facilities to use the items
Is the media source authentic and relevant?
Is there sufficient funds to maintain media sources
Does the teaching media bring the learning matter to the learner
6. What is meant by first order resources? Give examples
You, the teacher control the teaching-learning situation as the main role player. Examples would be the narrative
method and the question and answer method used by the teacher to conduct the lesson most effectively.
7. Give 1 example of each of the following media headings:
A) Audio - Tapes, records, radio
B) Visual - Posters, slides, maps, charts
C) Audio visual - Films, computers
8. Provide 3 reasons for using assessment in a social science lesson.
Formative - Peer assessment ; self-assessment rubrics
Summative - Written exams ; tests or assignment
Continuous - Gathering a series of marks via learning experiences, portfolio of students work ; making up a
student profile by collecting different marks ; class tests ; homework ; assignments
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