Principles of teaching
2 hours per week * Full-year subject * Clayton
This subject is concerned with principles of teaching derived from the educational research literature and from the experiences of skilled practitioners. Teaching is viewed as an intentional activity directed towards the attainment of particular goals; teachers are seen as responsible for planning and organising the learning environments of their students, and for monitoring their growth and development. POT aims to help provide teachers with skills necessary for effective curriculum development and implementation. It sets out to help teachers to learn to specify objectives accurately, to develop a wider repertoire of teaching strategies for achieving their intended objectives, to gather data on teaching and learning behaviour so that the processes of education can be better understood, and to devise methods of evaluating the outcomes of instructional events. There is a strong emphasis on tutorial discussions, workshop activities and oral presentations. For students who are not practising teachers, this subject should be taken concurrently with methods and practice of teaching.
Assessment
Regular attendance at classes * Major and minor assignment work
Recommended texts
Barnes D From communication to curriculum Penguin, 1976
Theobald J H Classroom testing: Principles and practice Longman Cheshire, 1974