Traditional Methods versus Modern Strategies of Educational Instructions

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DOI: 10.21522.TIJPY.2016.03.01.Art001

Authors : Nusrat Ara Begum

Abstract:

Without a doubt, the 21st century is a revolutionary era of time, the concept of globalization has broadened the vision to recognize needs across societies. The Educational system of any country is the back bone of the progress of its institutes. All these things demand us to change our traditional ways of teaching and adopt new educational strategies to keep up with these contemporary times.

Advance teaching methodology has become a very popular topic since last 50 years to develop the research oriented and problem-based learning and their effective implementation.

The main objective of education is to change the behavior of learners according to the need of society and bringing outstanding development in their personality. This task is possible only by the process of updated formal and informal teaching and learning. A teacher can teach efficiently and save time and his physical energy, if he knows the proper use of latest techniques of teaching according to students’ age and academic level.

Modern teaching methods not only helps teachers in their professional growth but also brings innovations in their thinking to make the classroom environment better and prepare students according to the economic, social and technological demand of present and future world.

This article compares the strategy, advantages and disadvantages of different types of traditional and modern teaching methods to help teachers and learner to choose the right teaching and learning method according to the need and abilities of students to get better correspondence with their life and society.

Keywords: Lecture Method, Assignment Method, Project Method, Inquiry based method, Reception Method, Dicovery Method.

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