Teaching methodology refers to the way in which information is given to the learners.
It can also refer
to the regular ways or orderly procedures employed by the teacher in guiding the pupils in order to
accomplish the aims of the learning situation. Teaching Methods describe theoretically the instructional
process, that is, not only how information gets from teacher to learner but also how the learner makes
use and intersects with the information and gives feedback to the same.
Whether experienced teachers or not, there is probably agreement that using the right method is
important, because teaching forms a significant part of our daily work, and the quality of student
learning is dependent on the effectiveness of the approach used.
Choosing a method is important because methods form the bridge between the learner and subject
matter, the former at one end, and the latter at the other. The bridge enables the leaver to get to the
other end. Method makes learning easier. Method also functions as the link between pupil and society.
By means of the method used in the classroom, the learners personality unfolds and he or she learns to
adjust to the surroundings.
There are several factors that determine the choice of the teaching methodology to applied in teaching.
The nature of the learners. For example the slow learners or fast learners. If the number of slow
learners in the class is higher than that of faster learners it will force a teacher to use such a method that
is very easier for those slow learners to understand the lesson or subject maters., some of them are as
follows;
The number of the students available in the given class. This will guide a teacher to choose the
best method to be applied in teaching the particular subject that contained in the topics. For example if
the class has about the number of student approaching may be 35 a teacher can easily manage that
class easily rather than a big class of 80 students.
Availability of teaching and learning aids. For stance teaching materials that a teacher use to
establish and use to the learners to emphasize the subject. The instructor will be forced to use a method
that will enable the students to understand the lesson on time and become able to construct such a
subject and run for all students.
Educational philosophy of the country. The philosophy of country basing on education has got the
great effects to the development of the lesson as well as in choosing the methods which can be used to
teach several subject maters in the country.
Teacher’s ability and preference. If the teacher is very competent to the subject matter in which
he or she is teaching the class it’s very easier for him or her to choose the best method of teaching such
a subject.
Cultural aspect of the society. For example if the certain society has their own behavior in
studying a professional teaching actually look to the class and establish the method which can be easily
understood for all students in a particular class.
Examination set up. This also limits the method to be applied in teaching such a subject. For
example the teachers always look for the examinations format and teach the students in a way that
make them becoming able to answer such examination that are facing them.
Time bound. The methods of teaching history are actually bounded by the time. So for the
certain teacher to establish the method of teaching he or she should consider first the time that
available for covering of the topic.
CONLUSSION;
For any teacher who is teaching history he or she should understand that teaching history is an
art, it requires somebody who is very creative in establishing the subject matter to be applied in
teaching several topics for example teaching colonial economy topic is different from teaching the topic
of nationalism so it need a creative teacher who may create different methods to be applied depending
on the nature of the subject and topic. In the topic of establishment of colonialism a teacher may use
story telling method the n after start the topic by the historical background of what is colonialism. It is
quite different in teaching others subjects matters.
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