Teachers who teach with enthusiasm, a passion for their subject and empathy for their pupils have an infectious and highly motivating effect.
Visible Learning
The New Zealand Educational researcher John Hattie, Professor of Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia, found in his study that „Visible Learning“ examines what constitutes good teaching and which factors are crucial to academic success. He came to the clear conclusion that contextual factors such as financial resources or school structure have little influence on pupils’ performance.
It’s all happening in the classroom! The key factors for long-term learning success are clarity of lesson content, constructive feedback from the teacher, targeted support for self-directed learning and a positive pupil-teacher relationship. http://visible-learning.org/de/
A motivating teacher challenges their pupils and helps them understand why the subject matter is important. A good teacher needs not only subject knowledge but, above all, pedagogical and didactic skills. Teachers who teach with enthusiasm are inspiring and pass on their enthusiasm to their pupils.
Lecture-style teaching is appropriate when learners have little prior knowledge. Teacher-led lessons can certainly be very effective if the teacher gradually empowers their pupils to take charge of their own learning.
In conclusion, therefore, good teaching involves developing and presenting subject-relevant topics in a way that is clear, coherent and easy for pupils to understand.
So, dear teachers, rather than monologuing and lecturing, try asking good, thought-provoking questions and giving pupils more scope to bring their thoughts and ideas to the fore
