The Meaningful Learning and Teaching Process

On the third meeting I learned about models of instruction. Ms Ine explained that there are four models of instruction. There are lecture-discussion model, direct instruction model, guided discovery model, and collaborative learning model. At first, I felt confused whether models of instruction and teaching methods are same or not. Then Ms Ine said that both of two terminologies are quite similar.

 Then, one question appeared in my mind, “are both of two terminologies really same?”. I feel confused because what I learned with Ms Ine about models of instruction and what I learned when I was on senior high school about “metode – metode mengajar” in Ilmu mendidik course are different in some ways. From the number of methods, there were more than four methods which were explained by my previous teacher. I remember that there were lecturing method, discussion method, demonstration method, drill method, group work method, experimental method, socio drama method, and so on. Then I assumed that perhaps the models of instruction are the general one and teaching methods are the specific one.

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So, which is the model of instruction appropriate to be used?. Ms Ine answered this question. I agree with her that it depends on what learning objective we want to achieve indeed. Why does it depend on learning objective? I tried to answer it like this, when we make a lesson plan we have to determine the learning objective first. Then, we arrange the activities that can facilitate students and teachers to achieve that learning objective. So, how can we determine the model of instructional for our learning and teaching process if we do not know what the learning objective that we want to achieve, right?. Succeeding in achieving learning objective is what I call as the meaningful learning and teaching process.