Assignment 2

CORDOVA PUBLIC COLLEGE

SEMI-FINAL PERIOD

ASSIGNMENT NO: 1

DEADLINE: February 1, 2014 on or before 12:00MN

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BRIEFLY ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. UPLOAD YOUR ANSWER TO OUR OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE.

1.    Who argued for a highly active and individualized pedagogical methods which place the student at the center of the teaching-learning process?

John Dewey

          Effective teachers use an array of teaching strategies because there is no single, universal approach that suits all situations. Different strategies used in different combinations with different groupings of students will improve learning outcomes. Some strategies are better suited to teaching certain skills and fields of knowledge than are others. Some strategies are better suited to certain student backgrounds, learning styles and abilities.
Effective pedagogy, incorporating an array of teaching strategies that support intellectual engagement, connectedness to the wider world, supportive classroom environments, and recognition of difference, should be implemented across all key learning and subject areas. Effective pedagogical practice promotes the wellbeing of students, teachers and the school community - it improves students' and teachers' confidence and contributes to their sense of purpose for being at school; it builds community confidence in the quality of learning and teaching in the school.

2.    Describe a traditional classroom. (You may embed pictures or videos.)

        A traditional classroom is a learning room with desks in rows and a teacher in front. This room is usually overcrowded with students and one teacher. The mode of teaching in this class is generalized and does not focus on individual performance.

• Student differences are masked or acted upon

when problematic.

• Assessment is most common at the end of

·         learning to see “who got it”

• . A relatively narrow sense of intelligence

prevails.

·         A single definition of excellence exists.

·         Student interest is infrequently tapped.

• Relatively few learning profile options are taken

into account.

·         Whole-class instruction dominates.

• Coverage of texts and curriculum guides drives

instruction.

• Mastery of facts and skills out-of-context are

the focus of learning

·         Single option assignments are the norm.

                TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM

3.Describe an SCL classroom.

   

          The term student-centred learning (SCL) is widely used in the teaching and learning literature. Many terms have been linked with student-centred learning, such as flexible learning experiential learning self-directed learning and therefore the slightly overused term ‘student-centred learning’ can mean different things to different people. In addition, in practice it is also described by a range of terms and this has led to confusion surrounding its implementation.