Meaning and Importance of Principles of Teaching

8/12/2019 Meaning and Importance of Principles of Teaching

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Hopkin states principle is a rule forguiding the ship of education so that

it will reach the port designated bythe philosophy of education; it is a

compass by which the path ofeducation is directed.


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Principles are the chief guide tomake teaching and learning

productive and effective. They arethe fundamentals through which we

proceed from one situation toanother.


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How are Principles of

Teaching Derived?


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Sound Principle of Teaching areformulated from carefully observed

facts or objectively measuredresults which are common to a

series of similar experiences.


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1. Through the pooling of the opinions of

experts.

2. Through the comparative studies of theteaching performance of capable and

inferior teachers.

3. Through Experimental Studies ofteaching and learning in the classroom.


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First, principles should serve as the basis

of intelligent and profitable practice.

The nature of the principles is constantand universal. Their application,

however, varies from one generation to

another, or from one situation toanother within the same generation,

owing to changing conditions.


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Secondly, the principles should serve not

only to stimulate, direct, and guide, but

also to interpret school practice, theprinciples of teaching as a whole can be

interpreted best in the light of well-

established practices.


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Teaching must always must alwaysbe considered as a complex process

that may be better understood bymaking a broad and discerning

application of its various principles.


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1. Starting principles- these involve thenature of the child, his psychological and

physiological endowment which makeeducation possible. Our native equipmentshave been called by various names. The mostcommon terms used are reflexes, instincts,capacities, impulses, temperaments, and thelike.


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2. Guiding Principles- these refer to the

procedure, methods of instruction, or

agglomerations of techniques by whichthe pupil and the teacher may work

together toward the accomplishment of

the goals or objectives of education. Themethod of teaching involves the activities

of the teacher and the pupils.


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3. Ending Principles- these refer to theeducational aims, goals, objectives,

outcomes, purposes, or results of the wholeeducational scheme to which teaching andlearning are directed. These educational aimsor objectives may be used as definite,intelligible principles or guidance by thosewho seek to educate effectively.

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