10 Teaching Methods Strategies

TEACHING METHODS/STRATEGIES
TEACHING METHODS/STRATEGIES
TEACHING STRATEGY DEFINITION
Teaching method Ways of presenting instructional materials or conducting instructional

activities
Activity A generic term that refers to any learning acitivity learners might engage in.
Assessment A learning event specifically designed to asses the learners understanding of

content or his/her ability to perform a skill or set of skills.
Brainstorming A learning event in which a group of learners spontaneously contribute

ideas
Computer Assisted Interactive instructional technique in which a computer is used to present

Instruction instructional material, monitor learning, and select
additional instructional material in accordance with individual learner

needs.
Computer Simulation Computer based representation of real situations or systems
Cooperative Learning A learning technique in which the learners are members of an

interdependent problem solving group in which they collaborate,
share and delegate responsibilities, practice with others of varying abilities,

and practice communicating with others.
Creative Response A learning event in which the learner provides a written response
Demonstration A learning event in which an individual demonstrates how to do something
Dialog Journals Log or notebooks used by more than one person for exchanging
experiences, ideas, reflection-used most often in education as a means of
sustained writing interaction between students and teachers at all
educational levels and in second language and
other types of instruction.

Discovery Learning An inquiry-oriented learning event in which the learner discovers
Discussion/Debate Oral, and sometimes written, exchange of opinions usually to
analyze, clarify, or reach conclusions about issues, questions or problems
Drill & Practice A learning event in which a learner repeats a particular skill in order to fix in
his or her mind.
Experiential Learning Learning by doing – includes knowledge and skills acquired outside of
book/lecture learning situations through work, play and other life
experiences. Experiential education includes adventure
education, environmental education, and service learning
Field Trip A learning event that typically takes place outside of school grounds.
Game Typically a competition or contest that involves a demonstration of

understanding of content or skill.
Guided Design Reasoning-centered instructional method developed by Charles E. Wales

and Robert A. Stager that uses small-group techniques and prepared outline
of decision making steps to guide students
through the process of resolving open-ended problems
Hands-On A learning event that engages learners in a practical application of content

and skills
Inquiry Also referred to as scientific Inquiry; refers to activities in which learners

develop knowledge and understanding of how scientists
study the natural world.
Interdisciplinary Participation or cooperation of two or more disciplines.
Interview/Survey A learning event in which learners interview or survey others about a

particular topic.
Introduction A learning event in which a topic is presented for the firs time
Kinesthetic A learning event that involves bodily movement
Laboratory A learning event in that involves practicing science skills and using scientific
equipment.
Lecture A learning event in which one person explains a topic to the rest of the
group or class, and this audience takes notes and listens.
Model & Simulation A learning event in which an educator or learner models or simulates a
natural or physical phenomenon
Montessori Method Child centered approach to teaching, developed by Maria Montessori and
most often used in the early childhood years,that features a wide range of
graded, self –motivational techniques and materials specially designed to
provide sensorimotor pathways to
higher learning.
Multimedia Instruction The integration of more than one medium in a presentation or module of
instruction.
Museum Education (1)Those changes brought about in the individual through ideas suggested
or communicated by museum materials and their arrangement. (2)The
formal or informal educational program
carried on by museums.
Peer Coaching A learning event in which one learner helps another learner.
Peer Response A learning event in which one learning gives written or verbal feedback to
another learner
Peer Tutoring Instruction provided by a learner , or small group of learners, by
direct interaction with a peer with appropriate training or experience
Play Typically refers to the manner in which a lot of early learning occurs
Presentation Typically refers to when a student explains or shows some content to a

learning audience; similar to a lecture
Problem Solving Occurs when learners work to determine the solution to a question raised
for inquiry
Programmed Instruction Instruction in which learners progress at their own rate using workbooks,
textbooks, or electromechanical devices that provide information in discrete
steps, test learning at each step, and
provide immediate feedback about achievement.
Project-Based Learning A task or problem engaged in by a learner or group of learners to

supplement and apply classroom studies
Reading Occurs when a learner reads something
Reinforcement Refers to learning that is practices in order to remember or otherwise

embed the content or skill in the mind
Research An activity in which learners investigate or collect information about a
particular subject.
Review To study material again: to reexamine the learning that occurred during a
unit of study
Role Playing The deliberate acting out of a role, (possibly a role that one would not
normally occupy),as part of group therapy or of a learning
session directed towards understanding that role or the situations with

which this occupants have to cope.
Self Paced Learning Referring to materials, learning, courses, etc where the student is free to
learn at his own pace. That is, the speed of presentation of learning
materials is not decided by a teacher, a machine, or other
students in a group, e.g as in independent learning.
Simulation and games The use of role playing by actors during the operation of a comparatively
complex symbolic model of an actual of hypothetical social process; usually
includes gaming and may be all man, man
computer, or all computer operations
Thematic Approach Teaching approach that organizes subject matter around unifying themes
Visual Instruction Instruction with a great variety of illustrative materials such as visual slides,
films, models, and specimens may be utilized as aids in pupil understanding
or appreciation; not to be confused by sight
saving.
Whole Language Method of integrating language arts’ across the curriculum’ that uses the
Approach real literature of various age groups and subject fields to promote literacy
(i.e., reading, writing, speaking, listening, as well
as thinking, skills.)
Writing A learning event in which the learner writes something.

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TEACHING METHODS/STRATEGIES

TEACHING STRATEGY DEFINITION

Teaching method Ways of presenting instructional materials or conducting instructional

Assessment A learning event specifically designed to asses the learners understanding of

Brainstorming A learning event in which a group of learners spontaneously contribute

Computer Assisted Interactive instructional technique in which a computer is used to present

additional instructional material in accordance with individual learner

Computer Simulation Computer based representation of real situations or systems

Cooperative Learning A learning technique in which the learners are members of an

share and delegate responsibilities, practice with others of varying abilities,

Demonstration A learning event in which an individual demonstrates how to do something

other types of instruction.

Discussion/Debate Oral, and sometimes written, exchange of opinions usually to

analyze, clarify, or reach conclusions about issues, questions or problems

education, environmental education, and service learning

Game Typically a competition or contest that involves a demonstration of

Guided Design Reasoning-centered instructional method developed by Charles E. Wales

through the process of resolving open-ended problems

Hands-On A learning event that engages learners in a practical application of content

Inquiry Also referred to as scientific Inquiry; refers to activities in which learners

study the natural world.

Interdisciplinary Participation or cooperation of two or more disciplines.

Interview/Survey A learning event in which learners interview or survey others about a

Kinesthetic A learning event that involves bodily movement

Peer Tutoring Instruction provided by a learner , or small group of learners, by

direct interaction with a peer with appropriate training or experience

Presentation Typically refers to when a student explains or shows some content to a

provide immediate feedback about achievement.

Project-Based Learning A task or problem engaged in by a learner or group of learners to

Reading Occurs when a learner reads something

Reinforcement Refers to learning that is practices in order to remember or otherwise

session directed towards understanding that role or the situations with

students in a group, e.g as in independent learning.

computer, or all computer operations

Writing A learning event in which the learner writes something.

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