To achieve the goal of teaching, the teacher must adopt effective teaching methods in education. The

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DIRECT TEACHING METHOD 

Through direct teaching methods, informal education, parents and elders  can  teach children the skills 

and  roles  they  would  need  to  know.  These  lessons  eventually  form  the  moral  codes  that  governess 

behavior.

 

Advantages 

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Very specific learning targets 

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Students are told reasons why content is important - helps to clarify lesson objective 

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Relatively easy to measure student gains 

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Is a widely accepted instructional method 

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Good for teaching specific facts and basic skills 

Disadvantages 

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Can stifle teacher creativity

 

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Requires well-organized content preparation and good oral communication skills

 

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Steps must be followed in prescribed order 

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May not be effective for higher-order thinking skills, depending on the knowledge base and skill 

of the teacher 

How it can be improved 

Content  must  be  organized  in  advance  and  Teachers  should  have  information  about  student 

prerequisites.