Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
From the following list, select the statements which indicate the characteristics and basic requirements of effective teaching.
- Teaching effectiveness depends on communication.
- Effective teaching entails the ability to develop relationships with students.
- An effective teacher has to be a good seller of ideas.
- Effective teaching is always formal in nature.
- Effective teachers are the most successful in helping students to learn.
A1, 2, 3 and 5
B2, 3 and 4
C2, 3 and 5
D1, 2 and 5 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2 and 5 — The characteristics of effective teaching here are 1, 2 and 5, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The characteristics of effective teaching here are 1, 2 and 5, so that is the answer.
★Effective teaching depends on communication, since learning cannot happen without clear exchange of ideas.
★It entails the ability to develop relationships with students, which builds trust and engagement.
★Effective teachers are the most successful in helping students to learn, which is the very meaning of effectiveness.
★Calling the teacher merely a good seller of ideas reduces teaching to salesmanship and is not a basic requirement.
★The claim that effective teaching is always formal is false, since much effective teaching is informal and flexible.
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