Innovative Approaches and Strategies for Teaching: Dealing with Constraints for better Learning
Journal Title: ISSUES AND IDEAS IN EDUCATION - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
A considerable amount of research done on teaching and learning is as a guide to effective teaching and better learning. There is an extensive body of research and evidence available on how ways of teaching methods and the design of curriculum affects learning. But they will be helpful only if the teacher educators apply these theories in classroom effectively, in order to observe and reflect better results enhancing reflective, autonomous and in depth learning so that the classroom gets converted into a laboratory where the teacher will relate the theory to practice leading to effective learning. The present paper throws light on some innovative approaches towards teaching providing a base for better foundation of learning and lays emphasis on how teaching in an effective manner can be encouraged and led, despite existing formidable barriers to upcoming change, as barriers are a part of any process and crossing these barriers with proper insight and skill will give direction to a way leading to better learning and a destination to a lightened future.
Authors and Affiliations
Richa Aggarwal
Language Complexity and Multilingual Education in India – A Policy Perspective
Debate on the medium of instruction in the primary education in India has a long history. Initially it was between classical Indian languages and foreign language, English. Colonial rulers promoted English education with...
Teacher Education Curriculum in context of Information &Communication Technology
Today’s teachers need to update their knowledge and skills as the school curriculum and technologies are changing rapidly. Shift from Blackboard to Smart classrooms had changed the facet of the modern classrooms. Informa...
Corporate Sector Participation: Much Needed Elixir of Life to Indian Higher Education System
Higher education sector is one of the major drivers in uplifting the Indian economy, but with striking challenges. Traditional ways of imparting education, poor governance and lack of finance are all responsible for the...
Educational Development Index of Bihar: Towards Better Tomorrow
The study was designed to compute district wise Educational Development Index of Bihar. At the same time, an attempt was made to assess the trend of improvement in elementary education for the last few years. U-DISE data...
Astronomical Misconceptions Prevalent Among High School Students of Kerala
Astronomy is the study of celestial bodies. It is basically an observational Science and astronomical objects are always in the sky and hence everybody will get some information from their observation...