Teaching is the process of arranging situations that stimulate and guide the learning activity towards the goal that specify desired changes in the behaviour of people. Teaching consists of providing situations in which the important things to be learned are called to the attention of the learners, their interest developed, desired aroused and action promoted.
It is defined as the process of providing situations in which learning takes place.
It is a purposeful process where communication takes place with sympathetic sharing and clearly explaining subject matter to the student.
Criteria for effective Extension Teaching:
Extension teaching requires specific and clearly defined teaching objectives. Teaching must be clearly conceived and specifically defined. There must be clear –cut concept about the end product, i.e. what is going to be achieved.
Factors to be considered for deciding on the teaching objectives
People to be taught
Behavioral changes to be developed in people
Content or subject matter to bring the desired change in behaviour
The real life situation in which the action is going to take place
Extension teaching requires a suitable learning situation
Extension teaching requires effective communication
Extension teaching requires both content and method
Extension teaching must be looked upon as an intentional process
Extension teaching must accomplish certain kinds of educational changes in relation to the subject matter taught
Extension teaching requires careful evaluation of results
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