NEW TEACHING METHODS MAKE POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS LEARNING

GAIL M. MANIO

There are new teaching methods that result in a positive impact on students learning in the modern world. One of these teaching methods is Personalized learning. It is a practice in which educators seek to tailor challenges, lessons and instructional style to each students’ needs.

Another method is Project-Based Learning wherein teachers have a unique role that in many ways they become collaborators and coaches rather than instructors as they help their students navigate their challenging projects.

While Place-Based Education focuses on the integration of schools and communities by leveraging the power of place in order to equip– through authentic learning experiences–students with the tools and skills they need to collaborate, think critically and solve complex chal l en ges.

Formative Assessment is a new teaching method that perhaps the lightest lift of this list for a teacher to begin incorporating into their practice. It differs fundamentally from traditional summative assessment in that it is designed to provide the information necessary to make minor course corrections” along the way, rather than judge whether or not a student reached their goal at the end of a unit.

It can be significantly less stressful both for teachers and students than summative assessment. It is an important part of personalized learning and competency-based learning.

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The author is Teacher I at Candaba Elementary School in the Municipality of Candaba, Pampanga.