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Meaning and Characteristics of Pedagogy

Meaning of Pedagogy

The term ‘pedagogy’ is derived from the Greek words ‘paidagogia’ which means ‘Tutorship’. In simple word it is a term for educational science i.e. the study of classroom methodology and teaching techniques and it is the art and science of teaching.

Characteristics of pedagogics of education

1.      Teaching is an art as well as science

2.      It relates to cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains.

3.      It involves observation.

4.      It takes into account individual difference of students.

5.       It has specific cultural base.

6.       It involves interaction.

7.       It has macro as well as well as micro-approach.

8.       It relates to teaching skills.

Relationship between Teaching and Learning:

The key of teaching and learning is that, “All teaching is goal oriented and such a goal is always learning”. Thus teaching is connected to learning in a means-end relationship. It means ‘no act of teaching is to perform in a vacuum. No act of teaching is to perform without any objective or motive or goal.

The Relationship between teaching and Learning is considered in different ways:

1.      Means- End Relationship:

Teaching is a planned activity. It is systematically contrived to attain certain goals. The intended goal of teaching is learning. Learning is intended end-product of means of teaching. So, before launching a teaching system, goals or objectives are predetermined. Teaching proceeds to achieve the intended objectives.

2.      No Teaching without Result and Learning:

Learning is implied in teaching. Teaching causes learning, if there is no learning, there is no teaching.

Teaching needs an audience who should revolve all what is to be taught. A teacher cannot teach in a vacuum or to the deaf walls of the class-room. This requires healthy interaction between the teacher and the learners. Learning results from these interactions.

 

 

3.      Teaching and Learning:

Teaching and learning are the two independent sets of activities, although integrally related. Teaching and Learning may also be considered as two independent sets of activities. Each of the two may be analysed separately also. ‘No doubt, the understanding, analysis and interpretation of one may be found useful for understanding the nature and scope of the other’.

4.      To Sum Up:

There is no doubt that all teaching aims at producing learning. An act of teaching becomes meaningful in so far as it generates learning. It is probably in the sense that teaching and learning are regarded as integrally related to each other.

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