EFFECTIVE LEARNING AND TEACHING

PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING

Learning Is Not Necessarily an Outcome of Teaching
What Students Learn Is Influenced by Their Existing Ideas
Progression in Learning Is Usually From the Concrete to the Abstract
People Learn to Do Well Only What They Practice Doing
Effective Learning by Students Requires Feedback
Expectations Affect Performance

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1. Preparation
1.1. Strategic Preparation ;

1.2. Tactical Preparation;

1.3. Mental Preparation

2. Delivery
2.1. Enthusiasm;

2.2. Relationship with the class ;

2.3. Demonstrating and encouraging competence;

2.4. Clarity;

2.5. Humour;

2.6. Jargon;

2.7. Understanding the students' context ;

2.8. Linking;

2.9. Metaphors;

2.10. Teaching inductively;

2.11. Physical props;

2.12. Setting realistic goals;

2.13. Variety;

2.14. Interaction


3. Review
-Both formal and informal feedback.;

-Questionnaires and surveys ;

-The use of non-student observers;

-Peer observers;

-Consultations

4. Other Issues
- students with language or learning difficculties;

- top students and high achievers;

- students' study habits;

- Salary and promotion