Question

By reflective teaching learner:
1. updates skills to be competent
2. will be a good achiever in his examination
3. will internalise knowledge and be judgemental
4. will get content mastery

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : will internalise knowledge and be judgemental

There are three different levels of teaching and the teaching-learning process takes place at three levels progressively- memory level of teaching, understanding level of teaching, and reflective level of teaching. The teacher must keep in mind the developmental stage of the learners so that desired educational objectives can be achieved.

1. Memory level of teaching (MLT): Least thoughtful teaching

• It is the initial stage of teaching.
• It involves the habit of rote memorization. In such type of act, memory plays a key role.
• The teacher presents factual information before the learner. The learner tries to memorize these facts with the least involvement of his/her thinking and reasoning power. It represents the involvement of the least thoughtful behavior.
• The evaluation includes oral, written, and essay-type examinations.

2. Understanding the level of teaching (ULT): thoughtful teaching

• Understanding something is to perceive the meaning, grasp the idea, and comprehend the meaning.
• It focuses on the mastery of the subject.
• The teaching at the understanding level is of a higher quality than the one at the memory level.
• At this level of teaching, the teacher explains the student the relationship between principles and facts and teaches them how these principles can be applied.
• The learner and the teacher are actively involved in this level of teaching.
• The evaluation includes both essay and objective type questions.

3. Reflective level of teaching (ULT): Most thoughtful level

• It is a problem-centric approach to teaching.
• The reflective model of teaching is developed by Hunt.
• Teaching at the reflective level represents the highest level of the teaching activities that can be carried out in the most thoughtful modes of operation providing the desirable quality of teaching situation and experience to the learner for utilizing and enhancing their cognitive abilities to the maximum.
• At this level, the student is made to face a real problematic situation. The student by understanding the situation and using his critical abilities succeeds in solving the problem.
• At this level, the emphasis is laid on identifying the problem, defining it, and finding a solution to it. The student’s original thinking and creative-abilities develop at this level.
• The aim is to develop the reflective power of learners so that they can solve problems of their lives by reasoning, logic, and imagination and lead successful and happy lives.
• By reflective teaching, learners will internalize knowledge and be judgemental.

Hence, The reflective level is the highest level of teaching. It includes both the Understanding level as well as the memory level of teaching. The reflective level of teaching enables learners to internalize knowledge and to be judgemental.