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INTRODUCION
Lesson plan is the blue print of the teaching learning process. Instruct means “the act
of teaching “. Instructional design means planning of lesson and how to teach it.
Planning is essential not only in teaching, but in other spheres of human activities. To
be effective every individual plan out his work. Instructional design (or lesson
planning) is the systematic development of instructional specifications using learning
and the instructional theory to ensure the quality of instruction. It is the entire process
of analysis of learning needs and goals & the development of a delivery system to
meet those needs. It includes the development of instructional materials and activities;
implementing those activities and imparting of all the planned instruction and learning
activities.
Instructional design is the practice of arranging media (communication
technology) and content to help teachers and the learners to transfer knowledge most
effectively. According to AECT (Association for Educational, Communication and
Technology), “Instructional design is the theory and practice of design, development,
utilization, management and evaluation of processes and resources of learning.” The
curriculum is usually structured in units. The units can have themes or not, but they
include many topics that are united by a common thread. These units, which may
involve work for days or weeks, are subdivided into daily lesson plans. Lesson plans
are written by teachers to help them structure the learning for themselves and for the
students.
All lessons are based on curriculum; that is, what is intended that students learn.
Sometimes the curriculum reflects intended learning outcomes that are processes, like
learning to research a topic, or learning nursing process. Sometimes the curriculum
reflects learning outcomes relating to memorizing information, such as the drug
names, or the steps of hand washing. Sometimes the curriculum outcomes are about
creating a basis for judgments, like the qualities of being a good nurse practitioner.
Sometimes the curriculum outcomes relate to applying knowledge, like writing essays,
or analyzing and solving problems, or analyzing nurse - patient relationships.
Lesson planning is an important part of planning of daily teaching. It is necessary for
effective lecture. These are brief outline of the main point of the lesson. A teacher has
to prepare a more detailed, written plan.
DEFINITIONS
N.L. Bossing –“Lesson plan is the title given to a statement of achievements to be
realized and specific meaning by which these is to be attained as result of the
activities engaged during the period ”.
Binning and Binning – “Daily lesson planning involves defining the objective’s,
selecting and arranging the subject matter and determining the method of
procedure.
L.B.Sands – “A lesson plan is actually a plan of action. It includes the working
philosophy of the teacher , his knowledge of educational philosophy , his
information about his understanding of the pupil , his comprehension of the
objective of education , his knowledge of the material to be taught and his ability
to utilize effective methods ”.
A lesson plan is a teacher's detailed description of the course of instruction for an
individual lesson. A daily lesson plan is developed by a teacher to guide class
instruction. Planning the material is much more difficult than delivering the
lessons.
Bossing has given a comprehensive definition of lesson plan and Binning has
explained the structure and function of lesson plan in their definition.
In addition to these, Bagley, regarding the importance of proper lesson planning,
states that however able and experienced the teacher is, he could never properly teach
without preliminary preparation. He stresses that whatever expertness a teacher
possessed in teaching, before going to class or learning fields of experiences, he needs
preliminary preparation for effective teaching.
According to I.K. Davis –“Lesson plan must be prepared for there is nothing as fatal
to teacher’s progress as unpreparedness”.
Rayburn considers that student-teachers gain experiences about their classroom work
through lesson planning so that they are able to perform their task successfully in their
teaching.
A lesson plan is a plan of action, which includes:-
a) Working philosophy of a teacher ,
b) Information and understanding of pupils ,
c) Comprehension of the objectives of education ,
d) Knowledge of materials to be taught ,
e) Ability to use effective methods of
education. Some other definitions of lesson plan
are:-
“A lesson plan is a plan prepared by a teacher to teach a lesson in an organized
manner”.
“A statement of the aims to be realized in clear and specific means or method by
which they are to be attained during the period the class spends with a teacher.”
“It is the core and heart of effective teaching, where the teacher’s mental and
emotional visualization of the classroom experience, as she plans it to occur.”
NEED / PURPOSE OF LESSON PLANNING
1) It ensures a definite objective for the day day’s work and clear visualization of that
objective.
2) It forces consideration of goals / objectives, the selection of subject matter,
procedures, planning of the activities and the preparation of tests of progress.
3) It keeps the teacher on the track to ensure steady progress and a definite outcome
of teaching and learning procedures.
4) Ensure selection, presentation and the interpretation of the subject matter.
5) Enables to choose and adopt effective method of teaching.
6) Enables to evaluate the teaching session.
7) Helps to review the subjects and give up-to-date knowledge.
8) It helps to clarify the ideas.
9) It helps the teacher to delimit the teaching field, keep boundaries within which the
teacher has to work, and thereby saving time and labour.
10)It bids the teacher to be systematic and orderly, encourages good organization of
subject matter and activities by preventing haphazard teaching.
11)It makes a teacher to look ahead and plan a series of activities for modifying the
learners’ attitudes, habits and abilities in desirable direction.
12)It encourages proper consideration of learning process and learning procedures.
13)When it is well planned, interest of the students in the lesson, can be maintained.
14)It is a best technique to judge the outcome of the instruction.
15) Serves as a check on unplanned curriculum.
16) Provides a sensible framework to help the work, directing along the lines of
syllabus at a suitable rate.
17) Continuity is assured in educative process and needless repetition is avoided.
18)Gives the teacher greater confidence, self-reliance, assurance, ease and freedom in
teaching. She will not forget any point that should be explained to the students and
prevents her from deviating from the topic.
19) With the lesson plan the teacher can enter the classroom without anxiety as she is
well prepared in advance and knows how to carry out the plan.
20) Ensures definite association and link between various lessons and units or past and
future lessons.
21) Helps the teacher to devise the desirable teaching and to judge whether the desired
objectives are achieved or not.
22) It stimulates the teacher to think of related materials illustrations and audio-visual
aids to make the lesson content more relevant, lively. Meaningful, effective and
inspirational.
23) Provides guidelines for the teacher in teaching –learning process.
24) Provides awareness of structure and the content with which the teacher is involved
in the direction to achieve the objectives.
25) Related the learning structures with the teaching activities.
26) Enables the teacher to organize classroom teaching activities by considering the
individual difference of the students.
27) Develops the reasoning, imagination and the decision-making ability of the
teacher.
28) Facilitates microteaching.
1) Preparation
2) Presentation
3) Comparison and Abstraction
4) Generalization
5) Application
6) Systematization and recapitulation
1) Preparation :
“It ensures a revision”- a bringing back to consciousness of old knowledge with
the new is to be related.
The assimilation and identification of a new idea by the mass of ideas already.
It directs our attention to mature the learner’s mind, and the mode of its approach
to new ideas.
Preparation helps teacher to ascertain what ideas on a particular topic his pupils’
possess, and what further knowledge they require to satisfy their purpose, before
he decides the next step in the teaching process.
2) Presentation :
The teacher will tell the new facts.
Illustrate the new procedure.
Liberty should be given for the learner to suggest solution for the problem.
For clear exposition , various devices can be used , for e.g. questions , illustrations
, explanations , expositions , A.V. aids , demonstration , etc. of the new knowledge
may be explained , revealed or suggested .
3) Association or comparison ;
The teacher helps the class to analyses the new knowledge or experience and to
compare and contrast it with the old and build up old one into a new and a complete
experience (association).
4) Generalization –
The whole lesson is drawn together a summary is made, a general rule formulated.
Integration and arranging in pattern is essential.
Generalization completes the process of inquiry by providing the answer to the
problem with which it began.
5) Application –
The teacher should seek an application both in the setting of problems and in the
acquisition of further knowledge. Induction process should be followed deduction
process.
6) Systematization or recapitulation –
A revision or repetition of the knowledge learnt in the lesson. It helps the pupil to
come to some conclusion with reference to the wider significance of the wider
significance of the problem.
Ways of Recapitulation –
Sectional revision at convenient sections of the lesson for revising the main
facts taught therein.
Revision at the final stage of the lesson (feedback).
Merits of Herbartian lesson planning :
It is logical and psychological. It incorporates the principle of learning.
It assists in making teaching systematic. The teaching processes are well
thought out and have definite levels.
It is employed in the teaching of all school subjects.
It helps in avoiding unnecessary repetition in teaching.
It is used in achieving the cognitive objectives of teaching.
It employs previous knowledge of the students in imparting the new
knowledge.
It employs the deductive and the inductive methods of teaching.
It is simple and easy approach of lesson planning.
It provides a useful framework, confidence and self-reliance by following these
steps and thus makes the teaching effective.
He has made lesson plan as objective centered rather than content centered . His
approach to lesson planning is termed as “ evaluative approach ”. The education is
a purposeful process and all educational activities are objective centered .
The teaching and the testing should be objective centered .
The term evaluation concerns with all activities of teaching – learning objectives ,
methods and devices for providing learning experiences .
It does not confine to the students’ achievements only but it includes the total
behaviour change of the students .
The students’ performances are measured in terms of learning objective and
psychomotor learning outcomes .
Three steps are used in Bloom approach to teaching – learning i.e. Tripolar
process –
EO
LE CB
TRIPOLAR PROCESS IN BLOOM APPROACH
1) Formulating educational objective (EO).
2) Creating learning experience (LE).
3) Evaluation of change of behaviour (CB).
This indicates that different types of learning experiences are provided by employing
different teaching strategies for advancing different teaching objectives.
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Presentation
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SUMMARY
We came to know about the definitions, need or purpose and importance of lesson
plan. We also came to know the prerequisites and essentials for making a good lesson
plan. We talked about the elements, types and different formats of lesson plan.
CONCLUSION
Lesson plan is like a light house which guides the teachers in correctly achieving the
teaching – learning objectives. It helps the teacher to remain focused and impart a
meaningful and purposeful teaching to the learners. It also helps the teacher to
evaluate the outcomes of the teaching.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Basavanthappa BT , Teaching Learning process, Nursing Education , Jaypee
publications , 2nd edition, 2009 , pg .no. 420-449 .
Neerja K.P. , Curriculum , Textbook of Nursing Education , Jaypee
publication,2003, pg. No. 189 – 197 .
Kapoor Dr. Vimla, Planning and implementation of Curriculum , IGNOU ,
New Delhi , pg. No. 62 -69 .
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesson_plan
www.msdnaa.net/curriculum/glossary.aspx
www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Thomas-Paine