Increased knowledge of the various teaching strategies available can only enhance the effectiveness of teachers.After careful study of the different strategies used to create effective teaching and learning environments, I have decided to incorporate both the behaviorist and constructivist methods into my personal philosophy for teaching. Although very contrasting, by incorporating both philosophies into my repertoire, I am allowed the flexibility required when designing instructional objectives. Teachers must take into account the NYS Learning Standards requirements, the character of the learners, and their instructional objectives when deciding on a particular teaching strategy.
The constructivist philisophy offers valuable strategies for engaing with students and also for facilitating discovery learning within the students' zone of proximal development. On the other hand, the behavorist philosophy offers valuable methods that allow complicated concepts to be learnt gradually and step by step e.g. using the instructional technique of chaining. The behaviorist philisophy also easily facilitates the observation and measurement of learning which is essential to assessment.
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