The modern education system prevailing in this 21st century
requires advanced methodologies that’d create a unique and progressive space
for them compared to the older educational methods. The 21st-century teaching
methodologies have developed new horizons of learning which the participants
should explore.
As a participant of the same advanced education system, the
teachers should also take the practical methodologies and the perks of the same
into consideration. For that, they need to know and clear about specific
methods.
1. Flipped Classroom
One of the Gen-Z methods widely used in the coming age
education system is the idea of Flipped Classrooms. This is a popularly
accepted method which has also proven to be productive and incredibly efficient
for the development of the students. Even this method is regarded as one of the
leading techniques which the teachers, implementing modern teaching methods
should consider.
According to the idea of the flipped classroom technique,
the teachings methods are reversed as the word suggests. The students are asked
to study from their home itself with necessary instructions given, and the
Classroom is converted into a centre of practical education and that only.
Therefore, the entire education method is reversed to make it more fruitful and
productive.
2. Project-Based Learning
In the older methods of the education system, the projects
were merely a part of the curriculum which appeared for namesake. The plans
were thoroughly focused on theoretical and fundamental education. But the idea
of project-based learning makes more sense in the 21st century Education
system. Also, this is something which the teachers should consider as a part of
the modern education system.
The projects refer to the tasks given to the students
entirely associated with the field they are pursuing. They are provided with
practical case studies which require the application of their skill set and
knowledge to provide an optimum solution to the problem. These are challenged
through the types of projects included in the project-based learning
system.
3. Cooperative Learning
The idea of cooperative learning or collaborative learning,
just as its name suggests, is based on the concept of teamwork and collective
efforts. It brings in the importance of being a part of the team and how the
individual actions are adequately guided towards the achievement of the
organizational goals.
It is more of a value-based approach where the students
understand the role played by each of their team members in completion of the
task. Each member of the team is assigned with a particular set of activities
which they need to accomplish before the deadline. They all work towards a
common organizational goal which needs all their efforts for achieving the same
with perfection.
4. Gamification
The video games have always been an element of attraction
among the students, and the past has proven that the education sector can make
efficient use of these video games to ensure an excellent educational platform
for the students. Such games based on education are popular among the students,
which helps in teaching them about different stuff.
The teachers can make use of such interactive educational
games for making the students develop their interest in studies. There are a
variety of platforms available for them which arouses their interests in
particular fields. Careful and appropriate use of the games on education will
create a tremendous amount of interest and enthusiasm among the students to
learn about the content and apply them in the virtual platforms as a practical
activity.
5. Problem-Based Learning
The next comes in the problem-based learning, which
comprises a whole set of activities under the tag of problems and providing
solutions which will enhance the skills and knowledge of the students to a
greater extent. This will also provoke their enthusiasm level and initiates the
problem-solving aspect of the thinking in their minds.
According to the problem-based learning system, the teachers
allow the students with a particular set of problems that will challenge their
learnings and the acquired skills so far. The students need to solve the
problem using their intelligence, and this also serves as an efficient
technique which the Gen-Z teachers need to follow.
6. Design Thinking
Education provides all the powerful platforms that promote
Innovation and creativity inside the students. Therefore design thinking and
its purpose is nothing else than the promotion of innovative ideas and creative
activities in the minds of the students. This will give them a newfound
enthusiasm to enter into the curriculum and bring up their best.
The teachers who are about to apply the modem teaching
methods can make use of the design thinking approach in order to promote
innovative ideas among the students. They can be offered with a particular set
of questions or problems that triggers their creative mindset and forces them
to pull out some successful innovative solutions to the issue.
7. Thinking Based Learning
Undoubtedly the older educational system made use of the
methods which froze the need for practical thinking and focused more on the
theoretical and by hearting approach towards the learning. The idea of thinking
based learning has proven to be far more efficient and flexible than the former
and a successful one in a variety of aspects.
Under the thinking-based learning approach, the students are
offered with a set of questions which will challenge their memory level or
similar to the design thinking method, making them focus more on the analytical
and logical approach to face the problem. The solutions will be practical,
unique, customized to the conditions and something which is totally not related
to the textbook solutions.
8. Competency-Based Learning
The competencies refer to the tactical skills of the
students which they want to learn and acquire, are in the process of learning
and developing or the ones which they have already accomplished. This type
of learning focuses on the benefits provided by the acquirements of core
competencies or the skills they prefer to learn and how it is delivered to the
students.
Conclusion
After a detailed study of different teaching methods, we
can’t say which pedagogical way of teaching is better! Both traditional teaching
methods and modern teaching methods have their pros and cons. They are similar
but also different from each other. Modern teaching methods should
consider conventional methods of teaching as its base and learners should not
neglect it completely while incorporating the new ones. However, modern
teaching methods are suitable for the current century to cope up with
surroundings and environments.
Teachers are introducing different innovative ideas to
explain the content to learners. Also, it is the responsibility of teachers to
teach students with suitable and modern methods. It is a teacher who plays a
vital part in students’ success. So, it becomes the duty of a teacher to take a
step towards accepting modern methods of teaching. To provide a sound education,
there should be an amalgamation of a skilled teacher and innovative ways of
teaching. So that students will be ready with not only theoretical knowledge
but also with practical experience of subjects to face the world and compete
against their competitors.
In short, the inclusion of modern teaching methods in this
time is necessary as it opposes the idea of traditional forms of repetition and
memorization of the syllabus to educate students. To develop decision-making
skills, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking ability, modern teaching
methods are best suited. The new ways of teaching make students more productive
and encourage them to collaborate. Both methods are effective but which will be
done during this time is the question, and clearly, the importance of modern
teaching methods can be felt clearly.
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