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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