Looking back from when I was a student, the most lessons which I used to find difficult (and boring, in a way) were those lessons in which a new topic was introduced. So much new material in so much little time. But the way the teacher present it can change the whole spectrum.


As I was observing a computing lesson, the teacher introduced the use of a decision in a flowchart. He started by giving a problem and building the solution step by step. When it came to the decision part, the students got confused and could not understand the point of it.

If I were the teacher, I would have started by giving a ready made example and then building one from the beginning. In this way, students can understand what they are moving towards and get the idea of what they are suppose to do, rather than moving towards something that they don't know about.

Daniela
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