Students who participate in guided instruction learn more than students who
are left to construct their own knowledge (Mayer 2004). You need to employ
a variety of teaching and learning approaches because all students do not
learn in the same way. The ‘auditory learner’ prefers to use listening as the
main way of learning new material whereas a ‘visuallearner’ prefers to see
things written down. Students should be actively involved in their learning
and therefore you need to design appropriate practical activities or
experiments, using resources that can be found in your location.
In Grades 11 and 12, students will already have hada wide variety of
experiences. You need to make use of your students’experiences when
designing and conducting learning in class, so thatlearning is connected to
your students’ world. To assist and encourage students to learn, you perform
certain tasks. These are referred to as ‘teaching strategies’. You need to
engage students directly in learning, but there aretimes when you have to
take charge of the learning in the class and teach particular concepts or
ideas. Teaching strategies include: