Course curriculum

  • 1

    INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

  • 2

    TEACHING AND LEARNING APPROACHES

    • Learner-centered Approach

    • Teacher-Centered Approach

    • Thematic Learning Approach

    • Integrated Learning Approach
  • 3

    TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS

    • Learning through Play

    • Group Teaching

    • Peer Teaching

    • Learning through Exploration and Discovery

    • Dramatic play and pretend activities

    • Programmed Instructions

    • Dramatization

    • Educational Visits/Field Trips

    • Stories (Story Telling)

    • Question and Answer Method

    • Discussion Method

    • Demonstration Method
  • 4

    CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL

    • Seating Arrangement

    • Grouping Learners

    • Grouping by Ability

    • Grouping by Interest

    • Grouping by Friendship

    • Grouping by Age

    • Classroom Control

    • Sample of Pre-primary Learning Corners (Areas)
  • 5

    THEORIES OF INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS

    • Introduction

    • Maria Montessori (1870 -1952)

    • Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel (1782 -1852)

    • John Dewey (1858 -1952)

    • Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712 -1778)

    • Johann Heinrick Pestalozzi (1746 - 1827)

    • Jean Piaget
  • 6

    TECHNIQUES OF SUSTAINING LEARNER'S INTEREST

    • Introduction

    • Motivating learning materials

    • Intrinsic value of learning

    • Feeling of competence

    • Personal improvement

    • Opportunity for choice

    • Peer collaboration
  • 7

    PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTS USED IN TEACHING

    • Introduction

    • Scheme of Work

    • Lesson Plans

    • Record of Work

    • Progress Record

    • Individualized Education Programme (IEP)
  • 8

    TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

    • Display of Materials

    • Pictorial Aids

    • Bulletin Board

    • The Chalkboard

    • Flannel Boards

    • Realia Materials

    • Template Materials

    • Hard Materials

    • Selecting Teaching and Learning Materials
  • 9

    MICROTEACHING SKILLS

    • What is Micro-Teaching

    • Preparing for Micro-Teaching

    • What to Teach during Micro-Teaching

    • Benefits of Micro-Teaching
  • 10

    ASSESSING LEARNERS ACHIEVEMENT

    • Competency Based Assessment Tools
  • 11

    TEST

    • Final Quiz