Teacher / Child – centered classroom
Picture of two classrooms
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Teacher-Centred Classroom •
Teacher gives instruction and expects children to obey and be disciplined.• Children listen while the teacher teaches.
• Teacher reads the textbook or writes questions and answers on the blackboard and students copy these. At times one child reads the textbook aloud while others listen. • Children memorise facts given in the textbook or as told by the teacher. • Teacher controls what happens in the class. Children’s participation is minimal. • Children generally learn individually. • Timetable is fixed. • Seating arrangement is fixed. • Material is only for display.
• Children look bored and disinterested.
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Child-Centred Classroom •
Teacher provides learning opportunities and guides learning.• Children participate actively in different activities/tasks.
• Teacher provides learning situations that give children an opportunity to observe, explore, question, experience and develop their own understanding of various concepts.
• Children construct knowledge on their own, based on their experiences in and outside the school. • Children work both individually and also in groups, discussing, sharing, co-operating and respecting others’ viewpoints. • Timetable is flexible, depending on what children want to do. • Seating arrangement changes according to the activity. • A variety of materials, aids and equipments are available and used by children.
• Children do not get distracted when visitors come in or the teacher goes out as they are engrossed in what they are doing.
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Vishal Jain / Bindu Sharma
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