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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1974.
EXPERIMENT ON ACTIVITY APPROACH TEACHING METHOD
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SIXTEEN TEAMS OF STUDENT-TEACHERS OF THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE
''ACTIVITY OF EDUCATION ARE CARRYING OUT AN EXPERIMENT ON THE APPROACH'' METHOD OF TEACHING IN 14 PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
+THE PURPOSE OF THIS EXPERIMENT IS TO ENABLE THE 176 FIRST YEAR STUDENT-TEACHERS TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY OUT A FREER AND MORE INFORMAL APPROACH IN WHICH THE EMPHASIS IS LAID ON THE CHILDREN'S ACTIVITY AND DISCOVERY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COLLEGE EXPLAINED.
THE STUDENT-TEACHERS ARE BEING SUPERVISED BY 48 LECTURERS.
MATHEMATICS HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE CENTRAL PIVOT IN THE EXPERIMENT BECAUSE IT IS THE ONE SUBJECT WHICH NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT IN A LOGICAL SEQUENCE.
THE STUDENT-TEACHERS WERE ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH THEY SHOULD MAKE FULL USE OF INDIVIDUAL STUDY AND SMALL GROUP WORK IN THE IR TEACHING, SOME ASPECTS OF REGULAR AND SYSTEMATIC TEACHING IN THE BASIC SKILLS COULD BE RETAINED.
+WE ALSO WANTED TO BRING OUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CLASS TEACHER IN THIS APPROACH,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE EXPERIMENT, WHICH STARTED ON JULY 4, VILL END TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO SEE THE EXPERIMENT IN PROGRESS TODAY OR TOMORROW AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD, BETWEEN 8.30 A.M. AND 11.00 A.M. OR BETWEEN 1.30 P.M. AND 4.00 P.M. WHEN PUPILS FROM THE METHODIST PRIMARY A.M. AND P.M. SCHOOLS WILL BE TAUGHT.
ALTERNATIVELY, YOUR REPRESENTATIVE CAN GO TO THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY A.M. OR P.M. SCHOOL.
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