Njia na mitindo ya kufundisha
5 Teaching means and styles
Kila wazo lina mbinu yake ya utekelezaji. Kwa upande wa mitindo, hiyo ni namna maalum zisizo za kudumu za kutekeleza kitendo. Mitindo ndani ya somo la elimu inamaanisha aina zote za shughuli zinazoelekezwa ambazo mwalimu hufanya kwa lengo la kuwasaidia wanafunzi wake kufikia lengo, yaani kuwasilisha mawazo, dhana na maarifa mbalimbali kwa haraka na kwa mafanikio. Mwalimu anaweza kuchagua mitindo mbalimbali kulingana na kile kinachofaa hali ya kielimu, hivyo huzingatia kiwango cha wanafunzi na kuchagua mtindo bora zaidi wa kufikia lengo, kwa mfano mitindo kama mdahalo, majadiliano, simulizi, usimulizi wa hadithi, utatuzi wa matatizo, majaribio, mazoezi ya vitendo ya moja kwa moja, n.k. Mara nyingi mitindo huhitaji njia moja au zaidi za kutekeleza kitendo. Njia na mitindo si za kudumu; hubadilika, hukua na kuongezeka kulingana na mazingira, watu na uwezekano. Kama vile lazima kuwepo na mbinu ya kutekeleza kitendo, njia na mitindo hucheza nafasi muhimu katika kutekeleza mbinu hii. Kutimiza kitendo kwa haraka na kwa mafanikio kunategemea kuvumbua njia na mitindo inayofaa ili kutekeleza kitendo hiki.
Every idea has its method of execution. As for styles, they are specific non-permanent modes of performing the action. Styles within the subject of education means all types of directed activity that the teacher undertakes with the objective of assisting his students to realise the goal, namely communicating thoughts, concepts and diverse knowledge quickly and successfully. The teacher can choose diverse styles according to what suits the education situation, so he heeds the level of students and chooses the best style to achieve the goal e.g. styles such as debate, discussion, narration, story telling, problem solving, experimentation, direct practical exercises, etc. Often styles require one or more means to perform the action. Means and styles are not permanent; they change, evolve and ennumerate according to circumstances, people and possibilities. Just as a method must exist to execute an action, means and styles play an important role in executing this method. Accomplishing the action quickly and successfully depends upon innovating suitable means and styles to perform this action.