Acceptance
- learners need to feel fully accepted
- this leads to active participation
- they feel respected and valued
- they have sense of belonging
- teachers need to accept weaknesses of children and the fact that not every student can be perfect and everybody has their bad days
Transmission
The teacher is the primary source of information
LEARNERS JUST MEMORIZE IT
Discovery
students explore topics and construct their own knwoledge
focus on problem solving
real-life communication
use of practical everyday language that students can encounter in their life outside of classroom
“Teacher should not be a preacher but a helpng hand”
support and encourage exploration
provide resource offer feedback
foster critical-thinking and problem-solving
Not just feed learners knowledge but foster an enviroment where they take ownership of their learning and actively discover it themselves
relevance
- if learner studies what he likes is interested in the learning will be more effective
- put new things that have to be learned in connection to real-life experiences
Personalization
connecting learning to everyday life
connecting the study goals to everyday life
do not give feedback to their opinions but to language used
“Self-condidence is a keystone to success”
Teachers need to be self-condident in their ability to teach and manage the learning of learners know their weaknesses and strenghts and not put themselves into position of “all-knowing” human
They need to be comfortable with students correcting their mistakes and respect it
