TEACHING METHODS AND PARTICIPATION AS A MAJOR LAW OF LEARNING.
One of the most popular laws of learning is that the learner's active participation is essential. This is reflected in the growing tendency in education to downgrade the lecture method, the formal discourse in favor of some type of discussion method. In accounting classes, the discussion method usually entails the use of problems or cases as the principal materials for engendering student participation. Although most accounting teachers will maintain that they basically use the discussion method, day-to-day classroom pressures tend to dull its application. Fortunately, the teacher usually knows a great deal more about the subject matter than the student. To sum up, perhaps one should conceive of participation as being of the mind rather than of the mouth. It is somewhat like enjoying a joke. Some people will laugh uproariously at almost any story that is remotely funny. It is recognized that the brilliant, enthusiastic teacher achieves his objectives regardless of the teaching method he uses. On the other hand, the mediocre, uninspired teacher finds that no teaching method can make up for his deficiencies. Still, it seems obvious that periodic, open-minded appraisals of the potential of various teaching methods are very likely to enhance teaching skills. If nothing else, they serve as examinations of conscience.
- DOI
- 10.2308/tar-7103632
- Volume
- 38 (2)
- Pages
- 409-411
- Language
- en
- Export
- BibTeX
- Sources
- openalex crossref