CHAPTER 1THE LEARNER

UNIT 1 :THE ELEMENTS OF

TEACHING AND LEARNING

Introduction

Let us first understand: Teaching – is perceived as stimulating, directing, guiding the learner and evaluating the learning outcome of teaching.

Learning – changes in individual’s behavior caused by experience or self activity.

Teaching-learning process- the heart of education. It is the most powerful instrument of education to bring the desires changes in the students.

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Key participantprovide

ELEMENTSOF TEACHING

AND LEARNING

TEACHER

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT LEARNER

WHAT ROLE DOES EACH PLAY IN THE TEACHING-LEARNING

PROCESS?

The Learner“every child is a potential genius”

Chapter 1

The learner as an embodied spirit

The learner is an embodied spirit. He is neither body nor spirit alone. Body and Soul exists in mutual dependence. (Kelly,1965)

The learner has the power to see, hear touch, smell, and taste, perceived, imagine, retain, recall, recognize past mental acts, conceive ideas, make judgment , reason out, feel and choose.

A union of a sentient body and a rational

soul

As Teachers

Let us care for the embodied spirit-learner.

Let us feed his/her body as well as his/her spirit.

BODYThe brain to be filled

with knowledge.Physical needs such

as; Exercise or short

games before starting the class lessons

Eat Snack time/ recess

time FEEDING

PROGRAMS

HEALTH MATTERSchecking the health conditions of the learners

Sensations

Feels pleasure and pain

SPRITUAL/SOULMatthew 4:4“Man does not live by bread alone but every word that comes from the mouth of God”

Needs to be fed by sublime thoughts, words of inspiration, spiritual advice.

Principle of spiritual acts

Source of intellectual abstraction, self-reflection & free rational volition