BTE2601 ASSIGNMENT O2 SI 2023 – UNIQUE # 706427
BECOMING A TEACHER
BTE 2601
ASSIGNMENT 02 S1 2023 – UNIQUE # 706427
QUESTION 1
1.1. In your own words describe the following terms:
a) Rote Learning
The method for memorizing information based on repetition.
Strengthens student ability to remember facts quickly,
One of the learning techniques that students need to be using in order to achieve
their academic objectives
b) Pedagogical content knowledge
Subject knowledge or syllabus
Knowledge of teaching and assessment strategies
c) Pedagogy
The methodology and approach that teachers employ in both practical and
theoretical teaching.
Frequently characterized as the process of instructing.
The integration of instructional techniques, educational pursuits, and evaluation
mechanisms.
d) Epistemologies
The field of philosophy concerned with investigating the essence, underlying
beliefs, boundaries, and reliability of knowledge is referred to as epistemology.
e) Empirical
Based on what has been seen and done instead of what has been proven by
science.
This means the information is based on personal experience or can be proven
through observation, instead of just guesses or ideas.
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, BTE2601 ASSIGNMENT O2 SI 2023 – UNIQUE # 706427
1.2. Shulman (2004:504) described classroom teaching as “perhaps the most
complex, most challenging and most demanding and frightening activity our
species has ever invented”. He claims good teaching combines knowledge of
different aspects.
Name SEVEN knowledge bases that the teacher should possess and briefly
explain why it is important for a teacher to possess this knowledge.
Shulman (2004:227) claims that, at a minimum, good teaching combines the following
knowledge bases:
Content knowledge --- --- --- critically imperative to the improvement of teaching
and learning
General pedagogical knowledge and strategies of classroom management and
organisation --- --- --- a necessary requirement for good teaching to be possible
Curriculum knowledge ---- --- ---- tools of the trade‟ of teachers for effective
teaching
Pedagogical content knowledge, the understanding of how best to teach the
content so that it is meaningful for learners ---- ---- ---- knowledge that has been
specifically crafted by teachers for fitness of purpose
Knowledge of learners and their characteristics, including backgrounds, needs,
existing knowledge on the topic, misconceptions they may hold, and possible
barriers to learning --- --- --- fitting the represented material to the characteristics
of the students so as to reflect the characteristics of the students ‟ learning styles
and this is beneficial to student learning
Knowledge of educational ends, purposes and values, and their philosophical
and historical grounds
Knowledge of educational contents, ranging from the workings of the group or
classroom and the facilities available, to the sociocultural context of the school
and the policies that impact education --- --- --- to help students develop broader
understandings of new information
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BECOMING A TEACHER
BTE 2601
ASSIGNMENT 02 S1 2023 – UNIQUE # 706427
QUESTION 1
1.1. In your own words describe the following terms:
a) Rote Learning
The method for memorizing information based on repetition.
Strengthens student ability to remember facts quickly,
One of the learning techniques that students need to be using in order to achieve
their academic objectives
b) Pedagogical content knowledge
Subject knowledge or syllabus
Knowledge of teaching and assessment strategies
c) Pedagogy
The methodology and approach that teachers employ in both practical and
theoretical teaching.
Frequently characterized as the process of instructing.
The integration of instructional techniques, educational pursuits, and evaluation
mechanisms.
d) Epistemologies
The field of philosophy concerned with investigating the essence, underlying
beliefs, boundaries, and reliability of knowledge is referred to as epistemology.
e) Empirical
Based on what has been seen and done instead of what has been proven by
science.
This means the information is based on personal experience or can be proven
through observation, instead of just guesses or ideas.
1
, BTE2601 ASSIGNMENT O2 SI 2023 – UNIQUE # 706427
1.2. Shulman (2004:504) described classroom teaching as “perhaps the most
complex, most challenging and most demanding and frightening activity our
species has ever invented”. He claims good teaching combines knowledge of
different aspects.
Name SEVEN knowledge bases that the teacher should possess and briefly
explain why it is important for a teacher to possess this knowledge.
Shulman (2004:227) claims that, at a minimum, good teaching combines the following
knowledge bases:
Content knowledge --- --- --- critically imperative to the improvement of teaching
and learning
General pedagogical knowledge and strategies of classroom management and
organisation --- --- --- a necessary requirement for good teaching to be possible
Curriculum knowledge ---- --- ---- tools of the trade‟ of teachers for effective
teaching
Pedagogical content knowledge, the understanding of how best to teach the
content so that it is meaningful for learners ---- ---- ---- knowledge that has been
specifically crafted by teachers for fitness of purpose
Knowledge of learners and their characteristics, including backgrounds, needs,
existing knowledge on the topic, misconceptions they may hold, and possible
barriers to learning --- --- --- fitting the represented material to the characteristics
of the students so as to reflect the characteristics of the students ‟ learning styles
and this is beneficial to student learning
Knowledge of educational ends, purposes and values, and their philosophical
and historical grounds
Knowledge of educational contents, ranging from the workings of the group or
classroom and the facilities available, to the sociocultural context of the school
and the policies that impact education --- --- --- to help students develop broader
understandings of new information
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