Abstract
‘Teaching Skills’ and ‘Teaching Strategies’ are two core (professional) modules offered at the two colleges of education in Bhutan to develop pedagogical knowledge and skills of student teachers. However, a tracer study (in press) done by Samtse College of Education [SCE] revealed teacher graduates’ (1) confusion over the two concepts, ‘teaching skill’ and ‘teaching strategy’ and (2) the lack of confidence in integrating the two in their daily teaching activities. Therefore, this study was carried out to find out the graduates’ understanding of the concepts and implementation of ‘Teaching Skills’ and ‘Teaching Strategies’ in the classroom. Further, it was aimed to find lapses, inappropriateness and irrelevancies in the two professional modules in which pedagogical concepts and skills were taught. Survey questionnaire, interview and participant observation were used to gather data to find out the use of teaching skills and strategies in the schools. Teacher graduates, both male and female having working experience of three years and above, teaching in Middle Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools, were selected as the participants in the study. Samples were drawn from the different parts of the country covering seventeen Dzongkhags. The study revealed adequate understanding of the concepts of professional modules. However, teachers were found to be grappling with the extra responsibilities affecting their planning to integrate skills and strategies into their teaching.
Key words: Teaching skills, Teaching strategies, Microteaching
Key words: Teaching skills, Teaching strategies, Microteaching
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Bhutan Journal of Research and Development |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 53-63 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISSN | 2072-9065 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Choeda,Samtse College of Education
choeda.sce@rub.edu.bt , 17785809
Kinley
Lecturer (Samtse College of Education)
PhD Student (eLearning Lab, AAU)
kinley.sce@rub.edu.bt
Choeda has a Masters degree in education from Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia. Before he moved to Samtse College of Education as an associate lecturer in 2008, he taught and worked as Vice Principal in Jigme Sherubling Higher Secondary School in eastern Bhutan. He has participated as a co-researcher in two team researches titled “implementation of teaching skills and teaching strategies in the schools of Bhutan” and “Effectiveness of teaching practice implementation in SCE: An evaluation.” Currently he is involved in a collaborative research project called “ICT integration in teaching and learning across the curriculum in the Institutions of Royal University of Bhutan.”
Kinley is a Lecturer at Samtse College of Education, holds a B.Sc degree from Sherubtse College, Kanglung, Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the then National Institute of Education, Samtse, MSc from the University of New England, Australia. Currently he is doing a PhD at Aalborg University , Denmark. Kinley also teaches Dynamics of Change in M.Ed programme at Paro College of Education. He has led and completed two group educational research projects in pedagogy and teaching practice.
ISSN 1321-4585
Keywords
- Teaching skills
- Microteaching
- Teaching strategies