factors that influence how we teach personal characteristics experience in education context chapter...

Factors That Influence How We Teach

Personal Characteristics

Experience in Education

Context

Chapter 1

Factors That Influence How We Teach

How We Teach

Personal Characteristics

Experienceand

Preparation

Context in

Teaching

Personal Characteristics

Gender Age Experience Personality

Experience and Preparation

How you have been taught How you prefer to be taught How you prefer to teach Knowledge of subject matter Teaching preparation

Context

Kinds of pupils you have Class personality Class size Availability of instructional equipment Availability of instructional materials Time available for instruction Nature of the lesson Views on best ways to teach

The Part Gender Plays in Teaching

Gender Influence

Teacher Gender Student Gender

Age and Experience

Beginning teacher tendencies Controlling/authoritarian Accepting of innovations Develop a teaching identity Some loss of self-assurance Other

Age

Personality

Definition Totality of character and behavior traits

peculiar to an individual Personality needs and teaching Occupational traits and the

classroom

Experience and Education

How we were taught

Direct teaching/expository Indirect teaching

Experience and Education cont…

How we prefer to learn

Learning styles

Experience in Education cont…

Knowledge of Subject Matter Greater coverage vs. skipping areas Ask more questions Create more interest & enthusiasm Show how knowledge is developed Use both direct & indirect teaching

methods Teacher is seen as a resource Greater teacher confidence

Experience in Education cont…

How our teaching preparation influences teaching

(Pedagogical Preparation)

Range of preparation Extent of preparation Attitudes

Context

Number and kind of learners Student Diversity

Class size Direct vs. Indirect Teaching Learner achievement

Classroom size

Context cont….

Available time

Direct vs. Indirect Teaching Beneficial vs. wasteful

Nature of the Lesson Objectives

Strategies and methods

Context cont…

National Imperatives

Space Race Improve human relationships Accountability Cognitive learning theory