The document discusses various theories of teaching including formal, descriptive, normative, meutic, communication, moulding, mutual inquiry, cognitive, and general theories of teaching. It also discusses Gagne's hierarchical theory of instruction, Atkinson's decision theoretic analysis, and Bruner's cognitive developmental theory of instruction. Key variables in teaching theories are identified as the teacher, students, learning objectives, and learning theories. The purpose of teaching theories is to explain and predict teaching methods and evaluate their effectiveness.

1. By JEEN PETER Master of Education (2010 – 2011) School of Education Pondicherry University

27. A B C 5 cm 5 cm 5 cm Step 1. Draw a line AB of 5cm Step 2: With B as centre and radius 5 cm draw an arc Step 3: with A as centre and radius 5cm draw another arc to cut the previous arc and mark it C Step 4: Join BC and CA This is an equilateral triangle where all sides are equal

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