Mary Rhose D. Dela Cruz: Lectures

Name: MARY RHOSE D.

DELA CRUZ
Course: MAED
Course Title: Modern Trends in Education
Course Unit: 3
Class Day/Time: Saturday, March 6, 2021 (10:30am – 1:30pm)

“Two educational trends/ teaching methodologies which were practice some years ago.
Describe the process and how it was done. make some comments as to its positive and
negative aspects.”

LECTURES
The traditional, but at the same time most important and effective, tool of teaching is
lectures. Many students consider lectures the most effective tool of teaching and learning. The
professor condenses the vast study material, and delivers to the students in an organized way,
which significantly reduces the burden on the student. Even though lectures are considered a
useful teaching learning tool, it has its own pros and cons.
Main Advantages of a lecture:
 Lectures can be used to meet the specific needs of the audiences.

 Lectures can be used to condense a huge amount of information and can be presented to a
larger audiences.
 Lectures can appeal to the students who learn best by listening.
Main disadvantages of a lecture:
 Lectures would be suitable only for effective communicators. Reading the material on the slide
is not effective in lectures.
 Students are made passive in lectures and cannot give feedback to the teacher.
 Teachers would presume that all the students learn at the same pace and are at the same level
of understanding. (But they actually are not!)
COOPERATIVE LEARNING
“Stronger together”. This concept in a simple way cooperative learning, a methodology
that teachers use to group students together and, thus, impact on learning in a positive way.
The final goal is always group-oriented and will be achieved if each of the members
successfully perform their tasks.
The main characteristic is that it is structured based on the formation of groups of 3-6
people, where each member has a specific role and to reach the objectives it is necessary to
interact and work in a coordinated manner.
In a cooperative learning context, the final goal is always common and will be achieved if
each of the members successfully performs their tasks.
The Pros of Cooperative Learning
1. It creates higher level thinking skills due to the need for skill recognition and the
presence of empathy.
Students can’t know how to help each other unless they get to know one another. This forces
them to begin using higher level thinking skills so they can recognized what gaps exist in their
team and how those gaps can be solved. These skills are an integral part of what the vocational
community requires when it comes to teamwork.
2. It creates new forms of individual responsibility.
Instead of working toward an individualized grade that may not be cared about, students in
groups are forced to hold themselves accountable to the group so the best grade possible can
be achieved. Equal participation becomes necessary for results to be achieved. There will
always be students who rebel against such a system and refuse to participate, but cooperative
learning makes it possible to quickly identify and work with such students.
3. It increases the level of personal participation in lessons.
In a classroom where there may be 20 students, it could easily take 45 minutes to get everyone
to participate in a lesson individually. By creating a cooperative learning environment, however,
each group can be called upon after a period of speaking with one another so that everyone
participates without the same time constraints. Group answers are given that are based on all
individual feedback so that every student has some say in the lesson.
4. It boosts self-esteem on various levels.
There are students who always feel left out, but cooperative learning gives them a chance to
shine. Each strength and weakness must be considered and this creates a form of classroom
equality that individualized learning doesn’t always provide. The end result is that students
typically feel more accepted, develop leadership tendencies, and even work on their problem
solving skills.
The Cons of Cooperative Learning
1. It creates a grading system which could be considered unfair.

In most cooperative learning programs, a grade is handed out to the entire group instead of to
each individual involved. This means that a student’s grades is dependent on the individual with
the weakest grasp of the subject materials. For those who have a good understanding of the
subject and have done their best to help their group, a low grade seems very unfair and could
create resentment that stops further learning.
2. It creates new systems of socialization structure that are not always beneficial.
In cooperative learning, the students soon learn who happens to be great at certain subjects
and those who are not so great. The better students will scramble to be in each other’s groups
to avoid grading issues, which creates a polarization line in the class. Over time, this may even
encourage students to stop trying.
3. It places a teacher’s responsibility onto their students.
It isn’t the student’s job to teach their peers in subject materials. It is the teacher’s responsibility.
In a system of cooperative learning, however, the teacher hands out the assignments and the
students are forced to become teachers if they want to make sure a passing grade can be
achieved.
4. It creates a system of dependency.
When there are others to rely upon for work to get done, a habit begins to develop in a student’s
learning behaviors. They become dependent on others to help them achieve specific tasks.
Unfortunately the vocational world doesn’t always operate this way. Students who are
dependent on help become workers who are dependent on help and ultimately put today’s
students into a disadvantageous situation as tomorrow’s workers.
The pros and cons of cooperative learning show that it can be a challenging system of
education if it isn’t properly managed. It could also be the needed key to unlock the potential of
today’s students. By evaluating these key points, a better decision can be made as to whether
or not this system of learning should be adopted.

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 Lectures can be used to meet the specific needs of the audiences.

Main disadvantages of a lecture:

The Pros of Cooperative Learning

The Cons of Cooperative Learning

1. It creates a grading system which could be considered unfair.

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