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M. Nazmul Haq: Professor, Institute of Education and Research University of Dhaka
M. Nazmul Haq: Professor, Institute of Education and Research University of Dhaka
Nazmul Haq
Professor,
Institute of Education and Research
University of Dhaka
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What is education ?
Education is a process of transmitting knowledge,
attitude and skills to the people who are in need of it.
There are two parties in education:
a. Teacher
b. Learner
Both the parties are characterized with their own ways
of dealings
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What is the teachers expectation for education ?
Control learning ?
or
Promote learning ?
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Control learning provides
Good students
High scorers
Limited ability
Poor insight
Low potential
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Learning for promotion provides
Quality students
High scorers
Unlimited ability
Wider insight
Higher potential
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Teachers’ main thrust for teaching
depends on their motivation
for teaching
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What is Motivation ?
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What causes motivation ?
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Model of teaching
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Executive model
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Therapist model
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Acquisition model
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Participation model
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How to increase motivation
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Some possible applications of
motivation
Make the classroom and lesson interesting:
Use puzzles, games, and simulations
Try new arrangement of the room
Introduce a lesson with music or relevant poster
Relate class work with field trip or guest speaker or
new events
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Some possible applications of
motivation
Have sufficient chance to fulfill students’ needs:
Provide some time for interaction with friends
When a work is anxiety provoking (oral report, major
tests) have students to work in group
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Some possible applications of
motivation
Make the classroom a pleasant and safe place:
Provide tutor for students who are falling behind
Choose assignment which is easy for weak students
Do not allow ridicule a student by other students
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Some possible applications of
motivation
Address the needs of backward students:
Give un-graded assignment for improvement
Have individual conference to discuss progress
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Some possible applications of
motivation
Help students to take responsibility for success and
failure:
Take responsibility of your own mistakes and discuss it
with students
Invite guest speakers who are willing to speak about
their success and failure
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Some possible applications of
motivation
Encourage students to discover the connections
between their efforts and accomplishment:
After doing a complex assignment ask students to
discuss it was done
Discuss reasons for particular success and failure
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Some possible applications of
motivation
Help students to set reasonable short-term goals:
Encourage students to set low goals
Suggest alternative in case of unrealistic high goals
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If you want to be an effective teacher
follow these points
Know about your own model
Be clear to yourself, why you follow that model
Switch your model if necessary
Do not imitate others without understanding
Be a good student for your teaching
Do not teach unless you are motivated
Quit the job if your are not satisfied
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