Teaching is a very abstract idea and can never be adequately defined in a simple sentence. This is why there have always been an attempt to explain or, at least, define, this phenomenon. This time, let us consider the following definitions which are more accepted in the field of education.
Teaching is a process. It is not a phenomenon done by chaotic occurrences. It involves planning and planning is the backbone of teaching, tutoring or educating.
It stands for the method or practicing of disseminating academic or theoretical concepts. It is anchored in training and nurturing.
It also refers to the process of engaging students into activities which aim to induce learning among them. By this definition, we can conclude that the direct purpose of teaching is to produce learning. Learning may be in the form of knowledge, skill, values, attitudes and others.
It is an aggregate or an overall cluster of organized activities or strategies aimed to produce learning. This is through explaining, questioning, demonstrating and motivating.
Teaching is also labeled as a field of science and a form of art. It is a field of science because it is based on findings and results of psychological and neurological researches which identify the underlying cause and effect of teaching and learning. It is a form of art because it involves personal and aesthetic touches.
Teaching is composed of stuff that are not easily assessed, measured, explained or observed. These stuffs include, but are not limited to, values, experiences, insights, imaginations and perceptions.
It is the interplay of the triadic elements of teaching.
Teaching is a process of disseminating knowledge,of both theory and practical aspects and at the end student has understood/learned.
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