This document outlines the key functions and operations of teaching from the perspective of a teacher. It discusses three main functions of teachers: diagnostic, prescriptive, and evaluative. It also describes the three main stages of teaching operations: pre-active, interactive, and post-active. Finally, it lists four main activities of teaching: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.

1. TEACHER FUNCTIONS & OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING SHASHI KANT PANDEY M.Ed (2010-11) School of Education Pondicherry university

2. TEACHING “Teaching is a form of interpersonal influence aimed at changing the behavior potential of another person.” - American Educational Research Association Commission (1962)

3. TEACHER Teacher is the yardstick that measures the achievement and aspirations of the nation. The people of a country are enlarged replica of their teacher. Teacher is the nation builder.

4. “Every teacher and educationist of experience knows that even the best curriculum and the most perfect syllabus remains dead unless quickened into life by the right method of teaching and right kind of teachers.” -secondary education commission

5. Teaching is a tri-polar process SOURCE OF THE TEACHING Teaching process STUDENTS ACTIVITIES OF TEACHING Teacher is the human source of teaching.

6. Structure of teaching Teacher Student Content and strategy Independent variable Dependent variable Intervening variable Teacher is the independent variable of teaching process which influence the student with the help of content and different strategies.

7. Functions of teacher Function of teacher is to help the students learn by imparting knowledge and setting up a situation in which the students can and will learn effectively Diagnostic function Prescriptive function Evaluative function

8. DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION Diagnose entering behaviour Formulate educational objective Analyze the content, instructional material and environmental condition

10. Selection of appropriate teaching methods, media and strategies

13. Deciding the content

14. Managing appropriate means and ways of presentation

15. Deciding appropriate strategies and tactics

17. INTER-ACTIVE STAGE Perceiving the size of the class Diagnosis of the learners Action or achievement (initiation or response) Selection of stimuli Presentation of stimuli Feedback or reinforcement Development of strategies

18. INTER-ACTIVE STAGE TEACHER ACHIEVEMENT PRESCRIPTIVE DIAGNOSIS STUDENT

19. CLASS ROOM INTERACTION VERBAL INTERACTION NON VERBAL INTERACTION TEACHER STUDENT OFF TASK ON TASK INITIATION INITIATION RESPONSE TEACHER STUDENT RESPONSE TEACHER STUDENT

20. Post active stage Assessing the suitability of objectives determined Deciding regarding reteaching or further taking up the content Assessing the suitability of instructional material and aids Changing or improving teaching strategies

21. IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING OPERATIONS To develop the teaching skills Provides scientific basis for developing effective instructions of teaching Classroom teaching and interaction can be made effective Create appropriate conditions of learning for achieving goals Teaching can be organized effectively Provide empirical evidences about relationship of teaching variables

22. Activities of teaching Four steps of teaching including these activities PLANNING ORGANISING LEADNING CONTROLLING

24. Task analysis

25. Entering behaviour

30. Observing learning system

31. Modification in teaching system