Micro Teaching

Micro Teaching

Micro teaching is a procedure in which a student teacher practices teaching with a reduced number of pupils in a reduced period of time with emphasis on a specific core teaching skill.
Micro teaching is a scaled down teaching encounter in class size and time.

Pedagogy VS Andragogy

Pedagogy vs Andragogy

The terms “pedagogy” and “andragogy” are of Greek origin, both including the Greek verb “ago”, which means “guide”, and the Greek words “paidi” (child) and “andras” (man) respectively. Thus: Pedagogy = paidi (child) + ago (guide) Andragogy = andras (man) + ago (guide) You can conclude from the above that pedagogy is a child-focused teaching approach, whereas andragogy an adult-focused teaching approach; or, formally, pedagogy […]

Software for Learning and Teaching

Educational Softwares

Definition Educational software is computer software, the primary purpose of which is teaching or self-learning. History The use of computer hardware and software in education and training dates to the early 1940s, when American researchers developed flight simulators which used analog computers to generate simulated on-board instrument data. One such system was the type19 synthetic […]

Difference between Philosophy and Religion

Philosophy vs Religion

When looking for meaning in the world, people often turn to philosophy or religion. Both of these studies strive to understand many of the same ideas: Where did we come from? What is the meaning of life? What does it mean to be “good” or “bad”? What happens after we die? Yet they take different […]

Types of Leaves

Leave Rules 1981 for Govt. Employees

Leave rules 1981 are still applicable and there are amendments and explanations time to time. Leave rules for all the civil Govt. Employees of Federal as well as Provincial Govt. Employees has been fully described here. The detail of Leaves on full pay, leave on half pay, medical leave, special leave for female staff, maternity […]

Designing Education for Future

Approaches to Educational Planning

Educational Planning Educational planning, in its broadest generic sense, is the application of rational, systematic analysis to the process of educational development with the aim of making education more effective and efficient in responding to the needs and goals of its students and society. The main approaches and techniques of relating educational planning to development planning, which […]

Planning Procedure

Steps Involved in Planning

Definition of Planning “Planning is the process of setting goals, developing strategies, and outlining tasks and schedules to accomplish the goals.” Synonyms: plan, blueprint, design, project, scheme, strategy Steps Involved in Planning Planning is a process which embraces a number of steps to be taken. Planning is an intellectual exercise and a conscious determination of courses of action. Therefore, […]

Steps of Project Method

The Project Method of Teaching

The project method is a significant landmark in the history of the methodology of education. It is directly in line with the current progress and fits in very comfortably with the other developments. The method is not totally new. It owes its origin to the American philosophers belonging to the pragmatic school of philosophy. W. […]