ACA 327 – Principles and Methods of Teaching Accounting
Donell Christian A. Cloma
SME: Mr. Gonzalo D. Ruales, Jr., CPA, MBA GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN THE SELECTION AND USE OF TEACHING STRATEGIES: 1. Learning is an active process. • We have to actively engage the learners in learning activities if we want them to learn what we intend to teach. • Hands-on-minds learning • Research shows 3. A non-threatening atmosphere
o 75% retention rates enhances learning.
in learning by doing • Physical classroom
o 90% retention rates condition:
learning by teaching o Proper lightning
others. o Good ventilation
o Order o Tidiness o painting of the room. • Psychological climate: o personality of a teacher o rapport between students and the teacher o relationship among students 2. The more senses that are involved Steps on how to create a positive in learning, the more and the classroom atmosphere: better the learning 1. Cultivate culture respect 2. Believe in our student’s capacity. ACA 327 – Principles and Methods of Teaching Accounting Donell Christian A. Cloma SME: Mr. Gonzalo D. Ruales, Jr., CPA, MBA 3. Make our students feel they evaluation to hone our belong to a community of learners student’s thinking skills. with shared goal or purpose 7. An integrated teaching approach 4. Encourage more collaboration is far more effective than teaching and cooperation and less isolated bits of information. competition • considers the Multiple 5. Give allowance for mistakes Intelligences (MI) & varied GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN THE learning styles (LS) of SELECTION AND USE OF TEACHING students STRATEGIES: 4. Emotion has the power to increase retention and learning. • bring emotion into the classroom • recognize the power of emotion to increase retention. 5. Learning is meaningful when it is connected to the student’s everyday life. • The meaningfulness & relevance of what we teach is An integrated approach considerably reduced by our incorporates successful, practice of teaching simply for research- based and brain- testing. based instructional strategies. • “answering pedagogy” 6. Good teaching goes beyond recall Some research findings about of information the brain (Wolfe, 2001): • teaching should reach the 1. Without rehearsal or levels of application, constant attention, analysis, synthesis, and ACA 327 – Principles and Methods of Teaching Accounting Donell Christian A. Cloma SME: Mr. Gonzalo D. Ruales, Jr., CPA, MBA information remains in 1. Involving Students in Real-life or working memory for only Authentic Problem-Solving about 15-20 secs. 2. Using Projects to Increase 2. Learning is a process of Meaning & Motivation building neural networks. 3. Simulations & Roleplays as Meaning makers 4. Classroom Strategies Using Visual Processing.
Visuals are powerful aids in retention as
well as in understanding.
3. Our brains have difficulty
comprehending very large numbers because we have nothing in our experience to ‘hook’ them to. 4. The eyes contain nearly 70% of the body’s sensory receptors & send millions of signals every second along the optic nerves to the visual processing of the brain. 5. There is little doubt when information is embedded in the music or rhyme, its recall is easier than when it is in prose. BRAIN – BASED STRATEGIES: ACA 327 – Principles and Methods of Teaching Accounting Donell Christian A. Cloma SME: Mr. Gonzalo D. Ruales, Jr., CPA, MBA ACA 327 – Principles and Methods of Teaching Accounting Donell Christian A. Cloma SME: Mr. Gonzalo D. Ruales, Jr., CPA, MBA 5. Songs, jingles & raps -END- 6. Mnemonic Strategies 7. Writing Strategies 8. Active Review 9. Hands-on activities An integrated approach is also interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary. Touch the other aspect of life outside the school.
An instructional Approach is also
integrated when it includes the acquisition of knowledge, skills as well as values. Relate your subject with other subjects. GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN THE SELECTION AND USE OF TEACHING STRATEGIES: 8. There is no such thing as best teaching method. The best method is the one that works, the one that yields results.
Factors to consider in the choice of
teaching method: a. Instructional objective b. Nature of the subject matter; c. The learners; d. The teacher; & e. School policies.