LEVELS OF TEACHING

Levels of teaching

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Levels of teaching are very important in deciding the teaching- learning strategies and it helps a teacher to understand the level of teaching activity. Teaching-learning processes are mainly for students and to make understanding of the related topic wherever is being taught in the class . It is important for a teacher to understand the level of students thus he/she can teach as per their standard in order to deliver a significant knowledge. Therefore a teacher must have understanding about at what level he/she is teaching, it also helps him/her to fulfill instructional objective. Levels of teaching are categorized as following-

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• Memory level of teaching

• Understanding level of teaching

• Reflective level of teaching

MEMORY LEVEL:

• Developed by Herbert

• Initial stage of learning

• Influenced by rote learning

• Based on stimulus response

• It is all about to retain learning and rapid learning

• Stability in learning is important for child (this level retain this for sure)

• Evaluation is mainly done by orally, written and by essay type question.

UNDERSTANDING LEVEL :

• Developed by Morrison

• Include theory understanding

• Generalization

• Learning by insight

• Includes memory+insight(understanding)

• The understanding capabilities are developed of a student

• Assimilation of knowledge is important

• Evaluation is done by short-answer-type-questions and by essay type questions and sometimes objective type questions are also asked to built the understanding of students

REFLECTIVE LEVEL:

• Developed by Hunt

• It is the highest level of teaching and based on memory level and understanding level

• It is a problem centric approach

• It follows an open and independent classroom environment which is very important for idea to come in the minds of students

• Students can develop their own point of view through this level if they are active in the classroom

• Mastery of subject is done by this level

• Develop a deep understanding of theory, facts and any ideas

• Students also develop the application of their knowledge to outer life

• Evaluation is done by the essay type question, open ideas ,participation and sometimes by the attitude and beliefs of students

• Teaching process follow the curriculum

• Students are at primary level and while teacher is at second level.

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