Activity-Based Teaching, Student Motivation and Academic Achievement

TARGET GROUP: TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

OBJECTIVES

·        To determine the effectiveness of activity-based teaching on students’ motivation and to measure the effect of activity-based techniques on individual students’ academic achievement.

SUMMARY

In the field of education, teaching and learning go side by side. Education is the only tool that aims to equip and empower its learners with the right knowledge. This knowledge also works towards acquiring various competences and skills that are required for any citizen to capture good employment opportunities and have a positive impact on the society. However, the most important element to gain these advantages is the teachers. In order to provide the youth and masses with the correct information, the teachers are the focal figure and have to set standards accordingly for their students. They are required to be competent enough and must possess the knowledge of the subject matter. This knowledge must be passed on to the students in the most neutral and creative way to enable the students to develop a clear insight along with stimulating critical thinking skills. Ericksen (1978) believes that “Effective learning in the classroom depends on the teacher’s ability to maintain the interest that brings students to the course in the first place.”

REFERENCE

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1216784.pdf