3.1 Teaching Assistantship
▪ How to encourage positive classroom climate? Why is it important?
▪ What are the values emphasized in class?
▪ How do student-student and teacher-student interactions take place in the classroom?
▪ How is supportive learning environment established and maintained?
▪ How is the selection of content done? How is selection of lesson objectives done? How is selection of teaching strategies done? How is selection of learning activities done? How is selection of teaching resources done? What is the importance of effective lesson preparation?
▪ How to start and conclude a lesson? How to pace a lesson? How to sustain students’ interest and participation in a lesson? How to ensure clarity in instructions and explanations given to students? What is the importance of effective lesson delivery?
▪ What is the nature of feedback given to students? How is feedback given to students?
▪ What are the efforts and strategies used to monitor students’ understanding?
▪ What are the guiding principles involved in designing good assessment tasks? How to effectively mark students’ work?
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▪ What are the procedures to carry out assessments? What are the guiding principles of the procedures?
▪ What is the importance of good assessment and effective feedback?
3.1.4 Classroom Management
▪ How do student-student and teacher-student interactions take place in the classroom?
▪ How is supportive learning environment established and maintained?
▪ How are good behaviours encouraged?
▪ How are rules and routines established and maintained?
▪ How important is effective classroom management?