The word “pedagogy” was originated in 16th century from a Greek word “paidogogia”. Meaning office of a child’s tutor. However with the passage of time, the word “pedagogy” means different things to different people. Some of the various definitions are as follows.
1. “The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept” (Oxford dictionary definition)
2. “Study of being a teacher or the process of teaching”(Wikipedia definition)
3. “The art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods” (Dictionary.com)
Symbolically, it defines the methods, strategies and styles used in teaching formal school context, which includes children, youths and adults. However, the educational term used for adult learning is called “Andragogy”.
Therefore, an effective teacher should possess wide range of skills and abilities in order to teach students with various multiple intelligences.
also, to be an effective teacher, we all have to be very clear about all the learning theories. These theories proposed the way that children learn and how they acquire knowledge in different ways.
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Pedagoy is all about how we guide learning in children. So, student centered teaching or indirect instruction methods might be the most effecive ways to teach children.
ReplyDeleteas a teacher, it behooves your professional development to understand the concept of pedagogy.
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