LESSON PLAN STEPS (HERBARTIAN APPROACH)

LESSON PLAN STEPS (HERBARTIAN APPROACH)

1. A lesson is “A plan of action” that represents a single teaching unit meant for a class period.

2. CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD LESSON PLAN

   • It must be based on one objective and previous knowledge of the students.
   • It must be divided in units and include the use of material aids, illustration and blackboard.
   • It must have appropriate for students and include homework and self-evaluation.

3. According to Herbartian approach, there are 6 steps

   • 1. Introduction / Motivation
     • This step is concerned with the task of preparing the students for receiving new knowledge.
   • 2. Presentation
     • Teacher needs to make the concepts understandable to the students and make proper use of questions and visual aids.
   • 3. Comparison and association
     • The students are encouraged to give new suitable examples for the concept in order to make them think in an innovative manner.
   • 4. Generalization
     • This step is concerned with drawing out the necessary conclusions by the students from the different comparisons and associations observed in the teacher's presentation.
   • 5. Application
     • The teacher makes the students to use the understood knowledge in an unfamiliar situation.
   • 6. Recapitulation
     • It is meant for teachers to know if students understood the class by reviewing a lesson or assigning homework to students.

4. IMPORTANCE OF A LESSON PLAN

   • The lesson plan does not allow the teacher to deviate and it keeps him on the way.
   • The teacher uses proper teaching strategies, techniques and instruments keeping in mind the interests, aptitudes, needs, capacities and abilities of the pupils.
   • A lesson plan allows the teacher to give up irrelevant things in order to transmit the knowledge in a organized way.

5. It involves defining the objectives, selecting and arranging the subject matter and determining the method and procedure.