The Power of Feedback II
Researches on the benefits of frequent testing and feedback explain that in the history of the study of teaching and learning, the role of feedback has been equally important as the process of teaching. It is so important that it provides students with information on what exactly they did well, what may still need improvement, […]
Coherence in Instruction
The word, ‘coherence’ is defined in two ways: one, ‘the quality of being logically consistent’ while the other refers to the ‘quality of forming a unified structure’. In other words, ‘coherence’ is the situation when the parts of something fit together in a natural or logical way with a clear relationship between parts, especially in […]
Swot Analysis in Pedagogy
Teachers generally plan and execute lessons with great care. Even the most carefully planned and executed lessons may turn ineffective and end in failure. Being busy, most of the teachers simply ignore those challenging or unsuccessful situations. Next time, or in the following year, these uncomfortable experiences and displeasing emotions will fade out from their […]
Plain English
“Judge: The charge here is the theft of frozen chickens. Are you the defendant? Defendant: No, sir, I’m the guy who stole the chickens.” This is a quote taken directly from actual court records. The accused did not understand the jargon, ‘defendant’, used by the judge. This is an example of taking your audience to confusion as a result […]
Grandma’s Rule
Tom, a student in the primary class, is very reluctant to eat anything other than chocolates or candies. Feeding him has become a tiresome task for his parents. One day, after spending almost half an hour to make him eat a dish of vegetables, his mother told him. “If you eat your vegetables you can […]
Technology vs Teachers
Since the beginning of the new millennium we have been witnessing a dramatic growth in the number of students taking online tutoring and therefore using technology as a tool to enhance their learning. They can now master a foreign language or complete a whole subject of study without leaving the comfort of their study room […]
Student Voice I
Do teachers really know what students go through while they are in the classroom? To find out, one teacher spends two days as a student and is shocked at what she learns. The Washington Post published an article on Alexis Wiggins, an American teacher, educator and the author of “The Best Class You Never Taught,” […]
Stay Apart to Stay Connected
Pray to the Almighty that all of you remain in good health. The World Health Organization has declared that the COVID-19 is affecting countries all over the world as a Pandemic. In the past weeks many, including us, have been watching the Coronavirus spreading across the globe with indifference and a belief that it won’t […]
Space, Don’t Race
As teachers, our aim is to ensure that information is learned and understood by our students. This is generally done well, but a lot of the material taught may be forgotten over the coming weeks. Memory researchers point out that we can’t help some forgetting, but steps can be taken to reduce it. One simple […]
Speak Less and Say More
Have you ever observed a teacher teaching and noticed how much the teacher talked vs. the student? Many teachers say that very often they have to stop themselves from talking too much and instead, work in deliberate ways to get students to talk more in the classroom. Some of them make the mistake of talking […]
