Teaching Aptitude( Ability to Teach)

A. Concept of Teaching:
 Professional Activity
 Interactive Process
 Science( Cause n Effect Relationship) as well as
Art(Individualistic)
 Dynamic Process

B. Objectives of Teaching:
 Impart Knowledge
 Modification of Behaviour( Inculcate other values in Students)
 Develop Skills in the Student
 Bring Social, Behavioural and Desirable Changes in the Student

C. Levels of Teaching:
 Memory Level ( Least Thoughtful- Mug up)
 Understanding Level ( Thoughtful- Getting Examples n trying
to differentiate from other)
 Reflective Level ( Most Thoughtful- Apply the Concept solved
and Apply them to Solve real-life Problems)
 Question: Match the Following

D. Characteristics (Nature) of Teaching:

 Teaching is an art( creative process)
 Teaching is Science ( systematic process involving
logical steps)
 Teaching is a continuous process
E. Learner’s Characteristics:
 Personal Characteristics( Age and Gender)
 Academic Background (Prior knowledge)
 Group Structure
 Cognitive Structure ( Things which deal with the
mental makeup or brain- attention span, memory
retaintion, intellectual capacities.)
F. Teacher’s Characteristics:
 Education
 Skills
 Personality
G. Theories on Learning:
 *Multiple Intelligence(Howard Garner’s)
 * Classical Conditioning (Pavlov’s- Positive
Reinforcement)
 Bloom’s Taxonomy
 Social Interaction Theory
H. Methods of Teaching:
i. Offline Teaching(Classroom, Less Students)
ii. Online Teaching(Larger Group, Flexible, Internet)- Popular Method of Teaching
iii. Teacher Centric(One-way flow of information, Lecture Method)- Traditional
Pattern
iv. Learner Centric(Two-way flow of information, Audio-Visual Aids, Project Work,
Role play, E-Learning)

I. **E-Learning Facilities:
 MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses)
 SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Youth
Aspiring Minds)
 CEC (Consortium for Educational Communication)
 E-Paathsala

J. Teaching Support Systems/ Teaching Aids: *To increase the engagement of Students
1. Traditional (Maps)
2. Modern (Projectors, Audio-Visual Aids, E-
Books, Kindle)
K. Evaluation System:
1. Formative Assessment e.g-Weekly Test-*The
purpose of Formative evaluation is to
accelerate Student’s Learning performance
2. Summative Assessment or External
Examination e.g- Semester, Annual/Yearly
Exam
3. Norm Referenced Evaluation e.g- CGPA 9.8
4. Criteria Based e.g- 98%
5. Choice Based Credit System