LESSON 4

LESSON 4: SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO TEACHING

□A plan that emphasizes the parts may pay the cost of failing to consider the whole, and a plain that emphasizes the whole must pay the cost of failing get down to the real depth with respect to the parts. –C. West Churchman

What is Systematic?

Methodical in procedure or plan (systematic approach)
Organize-relating to or consisting of a system
Logical- presented or formulated as a coherent body ideas or principle (systematic thought)
Efficient-effective in class that marked by thoroughness and regularity (systematic efforts)

Systematic Approach to Teaching
 The systems approach views the entire educational program as a system of closely interrelated parts.
It is an orchestrated learning pattern with all parts harmoniously integrated into the whole:
The school, the teacher, the students, the objectives, the media, the materials, and assessment tools and procedures.

Such an approach integrates the older, more familiar methods and tools of instructions with the new ones such as the computer.

●The focus of systematic instructional planning is the student.

●It tells about the systematic approach to teaching in which the focus in the teaching is the student.

Define Objectives- Instruction begins with the definition of instructional objectives that consider the students’ needs, interests and readiness.

Choose Appropriate Methods- On the basis of these objectives the teacher selects the appropriate teaching method to be used.

Choose Appropriate Experience- In turn, based on the teaching method selected, the appropriate learning experiences an appropriate materials, equipment and facilities will also be selected.

Select Materials, Equipment and facilities- The use of learning materials, equipment and facilities necessitates assigning the personnel to assists the teacher.

Assign Personnel Role- Defining the role of any personnel involved in the preparation, setting and returning of this learning resources would also help in the learning process.

Implement the Instruction- With the instructional objectives in mind, the teacher implements planned instructions with the use of the selective teaching method, learning activities and learning materials with the help of other personnel whose role has been defined by the teacher.

Evaluate outcomes- After instruction, teacher evaluates the outcome of instruction. From the evaluation results, teacher comes to know if the instructional objective was attained.

Refine the process- If the instructional objective was attained, teacher proceeds to the next lesson going through the same cycle once more. If instructional objectives was not attained, then teacher diagnoses was not learned and finds out why it was not learned in order to introduced remedial measure for improved student performance and attainment of instructional objectives.

●Examples of learning Resources for Instructional Use.

1. Textbooks
2. Workbook
3. Programmed material
4. Computer
5. Televisions programs
6. Flat pictures
7.maps
8. Charts
9. Cartoons
10. Slides & transparencies
11. Posters
12. Models
13. Mock-up
14. Flannel board mate
15. Chalk bar
16. Real object

●Examples of learning Activities:

1. Reading
2. Writing
3. Interviewing
4. Reporting or doing a Presentation
5. Discussing
6. Thinking
7. Reflecting
8. Dramatizing
9. Visualizing
10. Creating
11. Judging
12. Evaluating