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1. BEHAVIORIST APPROACH/THEORY ( LEARNING IS THE PROCESS OF ASSIMILATING

KNOWEDGE AND ITS MEANING BY THE TEACHER)
 LEARNING IS SEEN AS A CHANGE IN LEARNERS’ BEHAVIOR, WHICH CAN BE
SHAPED BY SELECTIVE REINFORCEMENT
 ENVIRONMENT (PARENT, TEACHER, SYSTEMS) PRESENTS A STIMULUS THAT
PROMPTS BEHAVIOR THAT IS FOLLOWED BY CONSEQUENCES THAT THEN
DETERMINES WHETHER THE BEHAVIOR WILLL HAPPEN AGAIN.
 EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT HAS AN INFLUENCE ON THE INTERNAL
ENVIRONMENT
 HOW THE LEARNER BEHAVES IN SCHOOL IS A RESULT OF HOW HE/SHE IS
TREATED AT HOME AND VISE VERSA
 TEACHING IS ABOUT TRANSMITTING LEARNING CONTENT TO LEARNERS
 LEARNERS PASSIVELY RECEIVE AND ASSIMILATE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
 LEARNERS RESPOND TO THE STIMULI (POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE)
 THE TEACHER DO THE EXPLANATIONS WHICH ARE FOLLOWED BY STIMULI.
 LEARNER IS SAID TO HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THE LEARNER BEHAVES IN A
DESIRED WAY.
2. ROLE OF A TEACHER ( PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROLES)
 MAIN DRIVER OF STUDENT LEANING
 TEACH TO LEARN AND PRODUCE/IMPROVE
 COLLABORATIVE LEARNING (COMMUNITIES, LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION)
 KNOWLEDGE WORKER--- DEVELOP EVIDENCE BASED PROFESSIONAL
KNOWLEDGE THROUGH RESEARCH AND SELF-STUDY
 REFLECT ON THEIR ACTIVITIES AND ACTION
 RESEARCH----ACADEMIC RESEARCH, ACTION RESEARCH AND SELF – STUDY.
3. ELEMENTS THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THE TEACHER
 KNOWLEDGE
 SKILLS
 ATTUTIDE
 VALUES