Jerome Bruner organised the process of education into four basic parts: structure, readiness for learning, intuitive and analytical thinking, and motives for learning. Bruner explained that the role of structure in learning is about learning how things are related. Bruner suggested that the initial teaching of any subject should emphasise grasping the main points intuitively. He believed that the curriculum should then re-examine these points repeatedly so that students eventually understand the points and make connections between them until the student has grasped full understanding. He called this cycle the spiral curriculum.
(Smith, M.K, 2002) http://www.infed.org/thinkers/bruner.htm
I recall my year 10 mathematics teacher in high school using a curriculum organised in a spiral manner, so that students continually build upon what they had already learned. I remember how effective his teaching style was when he explained the concept of pronumerals and how he repeatedly returned to this basic concept in later lessons. At that time I was impressed by how he managed to reach every learner in the classroom. I feel that this is an invaluable tool to have as a teacher as it is the task of every teacher to get through to every learner in the classroom, no matter what the situation. As a future teacher I would also try to modify my teaching approach to include a spiral curriculum. The understanding that I have gained about effective teaching will allow me to apply the concepts that I have learned in my University studies to the classroom once I begin my practicum in Term 2.
I recall my year 10 mathematics teacher in high school using a curriculum organised in a spiral manner, so that students continually build upon what they had already learned. I remember how effective his teaching style was when he explained the concept of pronumerals and how he repeatedly returned to this basic concept in later lessons. At that time I was impressed by how he managed to reach every learner in the classroom. I feel that this is an invaluable tool to have as a teacher as it is the task of every teacher to get through to every learner in the classroom, no matter what the situation. As a future teacher I would also try to modify my teaching approach to include a spiral curriculum. The understanding that I have gained about effective teaching will allow me to apply the concepts that I have learned in my University studies to the classroom once I begin my practicum in Term 2.
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