Answer to Question #207181 in Psychology for ali

Question

Briefly define the following teaching techniques: a) Discussion technique b) Experiential technique c) Lecture technique d) Exploratory technique

Answer 1

Discussion technique involves an interaction of students and teacher where the students presents their points of view on the discussion topic, respond to other peoples responses, which helps them to build their own knowledge and interpretation of other students point of view. This technique is regarded as one of the most effective and can be student led or teacher led and involves small groups or whole class.

Experiential technique involves teaching using practical in the laboratory, field exercises, or studio experiments. It is an engaged learning process where students learn by experience.

Lecture technique is the one where the student is passive and participates by listening and the teacher does the talking. It is information centered and teacher controlled and is the role resource center.

Exploratory technique refers to the method where the teacher encourages the students to examine and discover new ideas in class aimed at discovering relationships between existing background knowledge and unfamiliar content and concepts.