Teaching Practice Task 4: From Theory to Practice

Activity Theory Engagement

observed in
class

1. Rules Lee and Marlene Canter (1976): I had my classroom rules for the students.
theory on Assertive Discipline I did not tell them this is my rules and you
states that rules and behavior have to follow it, I asked the do you think
expectations must be clearly stated that we need rules in our classroom? Then
and enforced. Teachers are never to I asked them give me a rule and why do
threaten students, but to promise we have to have this rule. So, because the
fair consequences for improper student put the rules the follow it.
behavior.
2. Reward Behaviorist Controlling the behavior of the student
system (Consequences). Reward system is to
manage students behavior. So, the
students get point or loss points depend
on their behavior in the class.
3. Story telling Constructivist Unlike way of delivering the lesson, the
students like to give the introduction of
the lesson as a story, its make them
engaged and excited for the lesson.
4. Group work Interpersonal Students learn more, and better when
they learn together . In each lesson I
made for the students two or more group
work activity. Which develop their
communication skills.
5. Student Constructivist Student center More producing to
center make students thing and creating you
have to let them do, explore things by
their own.
6. Hand on Constructivist Hands on activity increasing the student's
activity learning experience. its let the students'
minds grow and learn based on the
experiences
7. Thinking Constructivist The students need time to thing before
peer saying the answer. But if we ask them to
think and they did not share their thinking
they will not think or guess anymore. So,
my think peer shares after the student
thinking they will share it with their
partner.
8. Leaning by Constructivist Altering the routine of work if they
fun students had fun and learn in the same
time they will love learning and feel that
its interesting as the locks and keys
activity in my first math lesson.
9. Time Classroom management Time management is important in the
managemen class to finish the lesson on time and to
t prepare for everything.
( timer )

10. Activity Behaviorist When the teacher did group work activity
leader there must be one students that
responsible of the materials, its similar to
group leader but it only for the activity.