PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES FOR GEOGRAPHY

Pedagogical Approaches for the subject Geography

Teaching Methods/ Approaches

The instinct of curiosity is the master instinct among children. Children, experience proves, are curious to see things for themselves. Their environment is full of things and object about which children want to know everything. They have questions of which they want answers. The geography teacher exploits this instinct to make the teaching of geography interesting and meaningful. Successful teachers always keep in view that teaching must “be dynamic, challenging and in accordance with the learner’s comprehension. He does not depend on any single method for making his teaching interesting, inspirational and effective”. Regarding the importance of Methodology, it may be said that a Methodologist, like any other scholar will be required to carry on his self-education throughout his life because a well-trained Methodologist will confront new developments in his science, judge their merits, relate them to past trends and make a reasoned choice as to what he wants to integrate into his own thinking.’ It may also be printed out that a meaningful solution of the problem depends on the methods which are available. In other words, it means that if a problem has been unsuccessfully examined at an earlier stage of discipline’s evolution, it should be repeatedly attempted till a synthetic approach has been achieved. With this end in view, we should talk about new Methodology in Geography in the field of teaching methods.

Instructional method is vital in the educating and learning of science. They act as ways prompting the comprehension of ideas instructed to understudies thus structure an essential piece of study hall encounters. Different techniques are available to instructors to use to educate, right from kindergarten to tertiary levels to improves comprehension understudies might interpret logical ideas. Coll, France, and Taylor, (2005) called attention to that the utilization of similarities and mental models can upgrade understudies comprehension of perplexing and unique logical originations. Idea planning is one showing strategy which has acquired grounds in the instructing and learning of science and other related science subjects in the western nations.

Contrasts in the age of the understudies and the substance being conveyed can impact the instructive practices an educator will decide to utilize.

Educators will utilize research from various scholarly trains to illuminate their choices, close by their experience showing those age gatherings. For instance, an instructor in EYFS might reference mental improvement research and their experience of the outcome of grown-up coordinated play.

The defenses behind the choices will turn into the instructive standards, and each educator will foster their own academic standards over the long run.

• Various Approaches/Methods of teaching geography:

There are various approaches used by teachers while teaching Geography subject. This approaches also divided into two types.

 

Student Centered Methods: 

Students are the center point of while choosing a teaching method is called as Student Centered Methods. in these methods students participation is taken by the teacher and students are in active state. A student-cantered approach varies greatly from the traditional teacher-cantered instructional model. In a student-cantered approach to learning, classrooms move from direct instruction to a more community-driven environment, one which supports student empowerment, conversations, critical thinking skills, independence, and problem-solving techniques. In student-cantered classrooms, the change begins with the teacher. Student-cantered learning strategies do require and involve students in the overall planning process, implementation, and assessments. As educators continue to refine and hone their instructional practices, here are several strategies for implementing a student-cantered classroom.

Teacher Centered Methods: 

Teacher choosing teaching method as per their perspective. In centered methods, students put all of their focus on the teacher. You talk, and the students exclusively listen. During activities, students work alone, and collaboration is discouraged. When education is centered, the classroom remains orderly.

• Methods of teaching geography:

1. Regional Method
2. Journey Method
3. Excursion Method
4. Project Method
5. Comparative Method
6. Discussion Method
7. Question-Answer /Socratic Method
8. Object Method
9. Field Visit Method
10. Experimental Method.