Techniques of Teaching Education

Education of twentieth century have made a determined all empt to base their pedagogical practices on the latest Psychological Theories, assuming that "latest" must also mean "best". The task has been completed by the fact that the theoretical underpinnings of American Psychology have shifted from Structuralism and Functionalism to Associationism, to Gestalt Psychology and Psychoanalysis and then to a sort of Eclectic, Functionalistic Behaviourism–all within seventy-five years. William James’ Talks to Teachers, delivered first orally and then published as a book in 1899, was read widely in Teacher Training Institutions. James offered many psychological principles applications to the process of teaching-learning and his combination of psychological knowledge and common sense provided a sound ground for teaching. Several efforts were made to find new and better ways of educating teachers during the 1950s and 1960s. Some of the new programmes prepared individuals for them teaching rather than self-contained classrooms. Some prepared teachers to make better use of teacher machines, television and other new kinds of equipment. The techniques of the teacher which was based often on his receiving experiences in the practice of that skill, gradually got transmitted into the learner who used to be declared qualified not by any institution or organisation but by the teacher alone. The testimony of the worth of such transmission lay completely on the merit of the pupil or learner’s use of the skill learnt. The teacher’s recognition came automatically from the learner’s performance. The present book bears out an exhaustive elaboration of diverse sorts of techniques of teaching education. The book is really of greater magnitude for the students, teachers, researchers and may others.