Teaching methods

General and subject-specific methods; teacher-centred and learner-centred approaches.

Teaching Aptitude7 questions

Teacher-centred and learner-centred methods

Lecture: quick for large content; risks passive learning.
Demonstration: the teacher shows a process.
Discussion: learners share and question ideas.
Project method (W. H. Kilpatrick): learners complete a purposeful real-life project.
Problem-solving and inquiry: learners investigate questions.
Discovery learning (Jerome Bruner): learners find principles for themselves.
Heuristic method (H. E. Armstrong): learners find out as investigators.
Play-way and Montessori: learning through play and self-directed activity.

Teacher-centred and learner-centred methods, with the classic maxims of teaching.

The maxim “proceed from the known to the unknown” means the teacher should:	Easy
Which of the following methods is the most learner-centred?	Easy
The project method of teaching was developed by:	Medium
Discovery learning is most associated with:	Medium
The heuristic method, in which students learn by finding out as investigators, was proposed by:	Hard