University of Education Lahore

Department of English

Course Title: General Methods of Teaching

Programme: BS English

Course Code: EDUC1112

Instructor Name: Asya Mushtaq

Criteria for Selection of a Method/Strategy
Criteria for selection of a method/strategy

Zais suggested “aims, goals and

objectives, foundations,
commitment, content and
students experience as
appropriate criteria”.
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• Brady (1992) explains that

variety, scope, validity,
appropriateness and relevance
as means to judge learning
activities”.
Selection of Learning Activities

Objectives

Learner Appropriateness

Resources

Constraints
Criteria for selection of a method/strategy

Criteria for selection of teaching method and strategy includes:

• objectives
• Learner appropriateness
• Recourses
• constraints
Objectives

• Objectives are intended outcomes or what do we want to achieve.

• Teacher must select teaching strategy/method which is appropriate to
facilitate the curriculum objectives.
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• So it is important for the curriculum developer to determine exactly

what the stated objectives seek to achieve when deciding the most
suitable learning activities for inclusion in the curriculum.
Selection of teaching method

• An experienced teacher, will

probably be able to choose an
appropriate method (or mix of
methods) for achieving a
particular objective (or group of
objectives)
Learner appropriateness

• It is important to consider
teaching method /strategy
according to student
appropriateness.
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• It is also possible to relate teaching strategies to the developmental

psychology.
• For example according to Jean Piaget expository and inquiry
strategies may be more appropriate to the formal operation level.In
earlier stages drill and repetition may be more appropriate
Resources

• At this level the teacher should apply the criteria of resources

availability.
• Some methods require hardware and software resources but do
these resources are available with in the institutions and are they
available at the required time.
Constraints

• In all teaching learning situations there is a number of constraints

that operate to further reduce the choice of the most appropriate
method/strategy.
• For example one may have decided that an excursion or field trip is
the best way to put across your objectives, however an excursion may
take half a day, while an audio-visual presentation may have the same
impact in just twenty minutes
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• Other constraints to be consider When selecting learning activities in

a school setting include:
• Financial availability
• Availability of staff ( for field work team teaching)
• School policy
• Central organization policy
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• http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/celt/pgcerttlt/selecting/select24.htm
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• https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=13243&context=rtd
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