Teacher / Child – centered classroom

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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.

 

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.

 

Vishal Jain / Bindu Sharma

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