How do Teachers View Their Teaching and the Use of Teaching Resources?

Abstract

Appendix 11. Communication questionnaire 1 . The students' answers were based mainly on yes or no. 2. The students are learning by selecting one of the four responses available. 3. The computer develops the ability to identify and apply skills necessary in problemsolving. 4. The students are unable to cheat the computer during the learning process. 5. The way in which the student communicates with the computer promotes his intellectual curiosity. 6. The learning process by computers allows comprehension of the subject matter. 7. The computer helps to develop logical thought processes. 8. Learning by computers develops the writing skills. AbstractThis paper looks briefly at teachers' views and opinions of their use of various teaching methods and teaching resources. The study was limited to a single secondary school where a questionnaire was given to a small sample of 15 teachers in four departments. What was found was that in the Ideal World (where everything that was needed was available), the reasons given for various teaching methods used were mainly pupil dominated, but when it came to the actual methods being used, the reasons were mainly personal constraints of the teacher or organizational constraints. This dichotomy widened from the humanities field to the sciences field. With respect to the resources used, it could be hypothesised that most teachers felt they were not prepared to use new types of resources especially if they entailed acquiring new technical skills, more preparation, and a change of roles played by the teacher.