Self-Analysis an Innovative Strategy in Teaching-Learning Psychology

C. Girija Navaneedhan

Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India.

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2015.622245                

Abstract

Self-analysis is an effective psychoanalytical technique to analyze one’s own personality and behavior. This technique is an effective approach in establishing concrete learning among knowledge seekers. The experiment is conducted on 50 teachers by applying self-analysis technique. For example, the concept to be taught is “Learning”, each teacher has to introspect on the topic “Learning” by answering the questionnaire on the components of “Learning” namely i) knowledge; 2) behavior; 3) skills and 4) values. Each of these components consists of 20 statements which analysis the concept “Learning” because knowledge, behavior, skills and values are the major outcome of “Learning”. By self-introspection every teacher arrives at clear specific learning objectives regarding the concept to be taught. This method helps the teachers to arrive at a clear picture to frame the lesson-plan to meet learning outcomes.

Keywords

Knowledge, Behavior, Learning, Introspection, Skill

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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