1 THE TEACHING PROFESSION

Republic of the Philippines

TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE OF SAN FELIPE
(Partnership with KOLEHIYO NG SUBIC)
San Felipe, Zambales, Philippines
Tel./Fax No. (047) 602 1854
Teacher Education Department

Module 1
Lesson 1

Unit I – Nature of Teaching and Teacher Roles

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A. What is Teaching?
Teaching is an art, practiced by most, but mastered by only a few. Imparting knowledge is a privilege, but also a
responsibility. This slideshow aims at explaining the nature and meaning of teaching as also gives points on
effective teaching.

The Concept of Teaching

Teaching derived from : to teach which means to instruct
• Process in which one individual makes something known to another individual
• Teaching is a bipolar process- John Adam ( Narrow Meaning)

Teacher Student

• Teaching is a tripolar process ( Broad Meaning) Teacher Student Students Curriculum/ Society Teacher

Teacher

Teaching

Student Curriculum/Society
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CONCEPT
• Teaching is an important part of the process of Education
• Its special function is to impart knowledge, develop understanding and skill
• Teaching is communication between two or more persons, who influence each other by ideas and learn
something in the process of interaction
• Teaching is a process in which learner, teacher curriculum and other variables are organized in a
systematic way to attain some pre-determined goals.
• Teaching includes all the activities of providing education to other.

Definitions:
H.C. Morrison (1934): “teaching is an intimate contact between a more mature personality and less mature one
which is designed to further the education of the latter.”
N. L, Gage(1962): “Teaching is a form of interpersonal influence aimed at changing the behavior potential of
another person”
B.D. Smith (1961): “Teaching is a system of actions intended to induce learning.”
Albert Einstein : The supreme art of teaching is to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge
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Characteristics:
Teaching is an interactive process Teaching
is both formal and informal Teaching is art,
craft as well science Teaching is not one
sided
Teaching is not an independent activity
Teaching is a planned activity Teaching
is diagnostic and remedial
Teaching is dominated by communication skills Good
teaching is democratic
Teaching causes motivation Teaching is
professional in character

DIAGNOSTIC
• Entering behavior of the student
• Initial potential of the student
• Educational Objectives
• Content, instructional material &environment
• His own potentials and capabilities
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PRESCRIPTIVE
• Selecting appropriate contents and organizing them into proper sequence.
• Selecting proper teaching techniques, strategies and feedback devices in view of the individual
difference among the students.
• Seeking essential cooperation from the students for a purposeful interaction.

EVALUATIVE
• Realization of the stipulated objectives.
• Various evaluation devices in the form of tests, observations, interviews, rating scales, inventories and
unstructured projective techniques are help in exercising evaluative functions.
• Failure in the realization of the objectives is essentially a failure in the prescriptive or diagnostic
functions.
• Students are more active.

The other general functions of teaching are:

• Creating learning situations.
• Motivating the child to learn.
• Diagnosing learning problems.
• Making curricular material.
• Explain and inform.
• Initiation, Direction and Administration.

References: Dr. Archana Chaudhari https://www.slideshare.net/drarchanac/what-is-teaching