Dear Teachers,
Could you share about the experiences of teaching the topic 'Development'?
What do you like best? Which part was more challenging for your students to understand?
What were some ways you have tried to engage them in the topic?
Is the topic 'Development' relevant, meaningful or even impactful (perhaps) in students' lives?
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Development consists of many sub- topics which are difficult for the students to understand. Currently, the resources for this topic may be limited and the development of the game is a good start.
The theories used are pretty challenging for the students to understand.
Students are overwhelmed by the sheer amount of data and content. The case studies covered are wide ranging and can be confusing.
The way the topic is divided in 3 sections with indicators, causes and strategies to alleviate uneven development is very clear.
Causes of uneven development is especially challenging for the students. The students had difficulty in relating use of the theories in the real world.
I have tried flow-chart and mind mapping. I have also tried using internet+worksheet.
The topic is relevant and has the potential to be impactful. However, the existing amount of coverage made even understanding the topic difficult. So it is challenging.
The teaching of the topic 'Development' is very challenging.
The best part of the topic was the second chapter that covered the reasons that brought about uneven development.
Students feel that the topic is very 'dry' and the content is overwhelming.On the whole, they tend to regard it as boring.They also feel that they have to remember too many things in addition to the other topics that they are taught.Hence,they found the entire topic to be challenging.
I have tried using mind mapping and the usage of flow charts to engage the students. However, the students are, sometimes,only focused in the points that they are required to memorise and do not concentrate on their answering skills.
Very rarely students are interested in the topics.This reduces their level of engagement and makes them fail to realise the relevance to their lives.
I like the development as a topic as it helps to the students see a very broad perspective of the world. The best part of topic is the efforts on international and national development. But more can be done in this area.
The content for this topic is quite overwhelming especially the section on the factors leading to the variations of development.This section is so information intensive and the concepts are not easy to understand.
The final segment on evaluating the success of the national and international efforts on development is difficult as the information given in the text is limited and more research into the efforts need to be done before an evaluation can be done.
I have done a simple card game as a summary of the chapters on development.It comprises concepts related to development and the kids quite enjoyed it as it deviated from frontal teaching and gave them more involvement in the learning itself.
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