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Unit I
Unit I
NET EXAMINATION
PAPER-I
UNIT-I
TEACHING APTITUDE
Aptitude:-
Aptitude refers to ones promise, probability of success or failure upon training. It is
predictive and prospective. The higher the aptitude the higher the chances of success.
Process of teaching
Who is to teach, whom to teach, why to teach, what to teach, how to teach, when to
teach, where to teach?
Important characteristics of teaching
Teaching is an art and a science, tri polar process, interactive process, conscious and
unconscious process, dynamic, task-oriented, dominated by communication skills, facilitates
learning, therapy to learners, harmonizing learning, measurable, helping the child to respond
to his environment, stimulating the child, guiding the child, profession, training the emotions
of child.
Important competencies required for a teacher
1. Instructional goals
2. Entering behaviour
3. Instructional procedures
4. Performance assessment
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
Maxims of Teaching
1. Proceed from the known to unknown
2. Proceed from simple to complex
3. Proceed from easy to difficult
4. Proceed from concrete to abstract
5. Proceed from particular to general
6. Proceed from indefinite to definite
7. Proceed from empirical to rational
8. Proceed from psychological to logical
9. Proceed from whole to parts
10. Proceed from near to far
11. Proceed from analysis to synthesis
12. Proceed from actual to representative
13. Proceed inductively
Teaching Phases
Teaching
Objectives of Teaching
1. To acquire knowledge
2. To develop skills & abilities
3. To develop interest
4. To develop attitudes
Skill involves some kind of performance. Skill means the ability to perform a given act
with ease and precision-Psychomotor activity
LEARNING
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
Pillars of learning
b) Student factor: Fatique, family back ground, juvenile delinquency, poor IQ, etc.
c) School factors: Location of the school, types of school, management, subject matter,
level taught, source and social status of teacher.
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
i. Preparation
ii. Presentation
iii. Association
iv. Assimilation
v. Application
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
3 DOMAINS
Knowledge
1. Planning
2. Organising
3. Leading
4. Controlling
Important teaching strategies
1. Lecturing /Demonstration/Individual practical work /Workshop /Field trips
2. Projects /Discussion /Seminar/conference /Class& home assignments
3. Tutorial /Programmed Instruction /Teaching machines /Keller plan
4. Computer assisted Instruction
1. Acquisition of knowledge
2. Retention of knowledge
3. Application of knowledge
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
4. Transfer of learning
Teachers should focus on the process of listening and develop the students ability to
listen with interest and comprehension.
Listening is the first skill required to be mastered. Interest in a topic increases the
listeners motivation to listen.
Interest is the greatest word in education. Interest is the mother of attention and
attention is the mother of memory.
Teaching Aids:
Audio-visual aids, in modern age, are used as teaching aids for all. They make the
concept more clear and can be repeated over and over again.
Advantages:
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
The Government of India started Operation Black Board in 1987-88 to make good use of
this commonly used aid.
b) Projected aids:
Films, Film strips, slides, overhead projector
Evaluation is a device through which we can get an exact idea of what students
actually achieve from their teaching-learning experiences.
Types of Evaluation:
i) Placement Evaluation:
The main aim of placement evaluation is to make sure the place of students in the
instructional sequence and the level of instruction that is most helpful for each and every
student.
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
This takes place at the end of a course content (or unit) of teaching. This evaluation
provides grades or certificates of students progress. It also judges the adequacy of the
instructional objectives and the effectiveness of teaching process.
The following diagram shows the various tools and techniques commonly used in
evaluative process:
Evaluation procedures
Essay type tests Short answer type tests Objective type tests
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
Observation techniques:
The hidden (overt) behavioural changes can be assessed through the following
observational techniques:
a. Anecdotal Records
b. Rating scale
c. Checklists
Some important evaluation systems:
A) Examination system:
Examination is the concern of the teacher, the greatest premium of parents and the
first anxiety of the students. End products of all education efforts are appraised by
examination.
Merits of examinations:
i) Examinations help in testing the achievement of the pupils.
ii) It also helps in evaluating the individual interests, aptitudes, intelligence,
physical, emotional, social and moral development.
iii) They also help in classifying the students, to provide guidance, to bring
changes in curriculum and form the basis of administration.
Dr.Radhakrishnan said,If examinations are necessary, thorough reform of these
is still more necessary.
B) Psychological evaluation:
We evaluate personality because it helps us to know about the physical, mental,
emotional and social behaviour of the students. Measurement of personality is also helpful in
providing proper guidance to the students. There are three methods of personality
assessments namely-psychometric, projective and behavioural assessments.
Projective tests:
This test helps to uncover the unconscious motives. Projective tests tap the subjects
imagination and through his imaginative productions, it is assumed that he reveals something
about himself. Roscharche ink blot test and Thematic Apperception tests are the two widely
used projective techniques.
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
C) Philosophical evaluation:
This involves testing the mastery of principles and generalization to be derived from
the subject. It may also test the students ability to apply his knowledge to other situations.
Thus, the conservative school supports this evaluation of achievements.
a) Objectivity b) Subjectivity
c) No use of vague words d) Reliable (b)
Questions from UGC-NET examinations:
6. A teacher is successful only if he
a) Knows his subject thoroughly well b) Produces cent percent result
c) is approachable * d)Publishes journals of repute
(NET- June, 2001)
7. Which of the following statements is not true?
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
a) Classroom indiscipline
b) Loss of interest in the topic being taught
c) Increased number of absentees in the class
d) All of the above* (NET-Dec, 2001)
12) Good teaching is a function of
a) Sincerity and devotion to the profession of teaching *
b) High academic qualification of the teachers
c) Principals powerful leadership in the college
d) High level scholarship of the teachers (NET-Dec, 2001)
13. One will have more chances of being successful as a teacher, if
a) He belongs to the family of teachers
b) He is trained in teaching
c) He has ethical values and a good character
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
d) He can organize his teaching material systematically and conveys the same
effectively*
14) Effective teaching is a function of
a) Clear and precise communication * b) Perfect classroom discipline
c) Regular teaching d) Students self-learning
(NET-Dec, 2001)
15) Which of the following is most desirable for a teacher?
a) To be punctual in the class
b) Clear, precise and systematic presentation *
c) To be strict disciplinarian
d) To be permissive in the class (NET-Dec,2001)
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
(NET-June, 2002)
a) Terribly bored b) to explain it in a different way*
c) That he is wasting time d) pity for the students
23) An effective teacher will ensure (NET-June, 2002)
a) Cooperation among his students b) laissez-faire role
c) Competition among students d) completion or cooperation as the
Situation demands *
24) Who has the least chance of becoming an effective teacher? ( NET-Dec,2002)
a) One who is a strict disciplinarian b) One who knows his subject well
c) One who is no interest in teaching* d) One who teaches moral values
25) Discussion in the class will be more effective if the topic of discussion is
(NET-Dec, 2002)
a) Not introduced b) Stated before the start of the discussion
c) Written on the board without d) Informed to the students well in advance *
Introducing it
26) Listening to a lecture is: (NET-June, 2003)
29) As a teacher, what will you do if students do not attend your class? (NET-Dec, 2003)
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
30) Teachers who are enthusiastic in the class-room teaching (NET-Dec, 2003)
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
42) Which one of the following is/ are educative? ( NET-Dec, 2004)
a) 16 mm Film Projector b ) Tape recorder
c) Working pattern of a windmill d) All of the above *
43) Listening to the lecture delivered by the lecturer in the classroom is
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
48) The most important cause of failure for teacher lies in the area of
a) Inter personal relationship b) lack of command over the knowledge of the subject*
49) When a normal student behaves in an erratic manner in the class, you would
a) Pull up the student then and there b) talk to the student after the class*
c) Ask the student to leave the class d) ignore the student
a) Japanese b) Greek
c) Chinese* d) American
51) Pedagogy means
a) The art of teaching of Adults b) The art of teaching children*
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Fr. I. JESUDOSS, SJ., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Education
SXCE, Palayamkottai-627 002
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