The demands of the globalized era necessitate the formation of an education system that ensures the success and advancement of all students, with the primary goal of leaving no student behind. Therefore, the focus is on the quality of teaching provided in schools, and, of course, on the educators who must be adequately trained and equipped to guide students toward success.
Thus, different approaches are required in the teaching process that emphasize the qualitative nature of teaching and demonstrate the adequacy of teachers to successfully address the challenges of the postmodern era. The needs of modern society push for the development of all the potentials and abilities of students and for their preparation to play a more effective role today.
This means that educators must ignite the imaginations of young people and infuse a sense of joy into learning if they wish to raise academic outcomes. Therefore, teaching should not only aim to transmit knowledge but also focus on how students learn to broaden their intellectual horizons through their engagement in appropriate activities related to authentic and active learning.
As they construct concepts and acquire knowledge and skills, the outcome of their learning experience will not only be an understanding of the subject matter but also an increased capacity to approach learning projects both in and out of school successfully. When discussing quality teaching, it is important to understand that teaching in the classroom is a complex, multifaceted, and not static phenomenon, consisting of vital and dynamic processes that take place in a continuously changing educational and social environment that shapes teaching and is shaped by it.
Therefore, to gain a better understanding of the concept of teaching, one must delve into the educational, social, economic, and cultural factors that influence the dynamics and processes of the school, as well as how capable educators skillfully and prudently respond to these factors with the ultimate goal of promoting students' learning outcomes and character.
The primary goal of this book is the critical analysis and examination of significant dimensions of contemporary teaching, knowledge of which will help potential and active educators become effective and pragmatic teachers. For this reason, considerable effort is made to approach the phenomenon of teaching-learning in light of modern pedagogical and psychological perspectives, thus covering a wide area in the field of Didactics and providing alternative views on Teaching Methodology.
The various positions presented in this work primarily aim to equip educators with theoretical knowledge and practices that will make them creative, productive, and useful in the classroom.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Athanasios Trilianos
- Publisher
- Diadrasi
- Type
- Science of Education
- Language
- Greek
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 788
- Release Date
- 1/2013
- Publication Date
- 2013
- Dimensions
- 17x24 cm
- Award
- -
- ISBN-13
- 9786185059040
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