��������������2.3.1 Concept of Skill-based approaches to education

• Skill based teaching is a process of developing efficiency in the fundamental components of teaching. It is a set of teacher behaviors which are especially effective in bringing about desired change in learners.
• Teaching is skillful function. Without teaching skills, teachers can’t teach successively and effectively. It is necessary to mere use different skills for teaching learning activities by teachers. In regard to use different skills also help to the teacher for effective teaching and for students to learn in simply way.
• So, teaching is an approach to teach the students that are base on skills. Teaching is a skillful concept that changes according to their behaviors and social interest of learners as an individual. Skill-based teaching is a group of behaviors that especially bring expected changes in learners.

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Three stages of skill development

• According to John Carol- “Skill based teaching is a process of developing efficiency in the fundamental components of teaching.” Such concept is developed through micro-teaching in real classes.
• Cognitive phase: In this phase, we achieved different information about the content of skills.
• Fixation phase: In this phase, without stopping error response skills will be practiced frequently or repeating function will be done whenever skills will not be set up.
• Autonomous phase: In this phase, more and more practices will be done whether speed of skill based function will be strengthened as fast as possible.

Concepts of Skill Based Education

• Skill is a mixture of simple and easiest habits of learners that are using carefully of their ideological objectives.
• Skill is that functional types of knowledge which are achieved through the training and practices.
• Skill is such special activities or methodologies that are used in class room by teachers. It is the interaction with of human behaviors.
• Skill is those functions which are fruitful for a long time in their life. To make teaching learning activities are effective in class room and developing especial creative task for learning are called skills such skills are lectures, question answers, discussions, evaluation and feedback etc.

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�����������������Needs of Skill-based approaches

Skill based approach is:

• create the learning situations,
• challenge the child to learn, kindly and sympathetic, interesting, improves the quality at living of every child,
• based on this principles” Unless the child learnt teacher has not taught”.
• It is need oriented and recognizes individual differences among students.

The three skills for instruction

According to Hilda Taba, there are three skills which are needed for instruction. They are……………

1. To develop the skill of personal attitude: In this skill, there are some factors which develop the following attitude,

• The skills of teaching that is made interesting.
• To increase active participation of learner in teaching.
• Strategically, that skills which changes the attitude of students
• The controlling skills of human factors and
• The skills which developed the human relations.

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The three skills for instruction

• According to Hilda Taba, there are three skills which are needed for instruction. They are……………

2. To develop the Professional skill: In this skill, there are some factors which develop the following professional skill,

• Teaching and insightful developing skills
• Planning and developing skills of instructional objectives
• To found out the psychological hierarchical skill in learning.
• The measuring skill of level of students

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The three skills for instruction

• According to Hilda Taba, there are three skills which are needed for instruction. They are………

3. To develop the Research as a new skill: In this skill included the skill of inquiry of teaching method and researchable skills which directed the instruction, content and others for learning activities.

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Teacher using Skills in Instruction

On conducting the classes, the teacher is needed the following skills that are given below:

1. Planning skills: Formulating instructional objective is needed in this skill.

2. Motivation skills: Teachers attract the student for him; inspire the students to study, to set up good relation for others etc. are the functions that are related to this skill.

3. Presentation skills: In regard to introduction of topic, explanation of content, present related examples, lectures and uses of white board, revision and various activities of teaching is needed on this skill.

4. Questioning skills: Ways of asking and types of questions are needed and set up in these skills.

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Teacher using Skills in Instruction

On conducting the classes, the teacher is needed the following skills that are given below:

5. Skills of small group instruction: On that skills short program, scientific teaching, counseling and guidance are set up as well.

6. Individual development skills

7. Evaluation skills: Class work, Homework, Questionnaire building, checking answer sheets, to find out the personal problems and solving functions are included in this skills.

8. Managerial skills: Class room management, to follow discipline and making appropriate environment for teaching are included in this skill.

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� ������Implication of skill based approaches

Skillful teaching is guided learning. Child must be guided to learn the right things, in the right manner and at the right time. It is kindly and sympathetic and also is planned carefully. There are some points that are made classroom teaching is effective as well as fruitful for all students.

• Skill based approaches is to make instruction as well planned and systematic.
• It is reduces the distance between the taught.
• It makes students and teachers co-operative and suggestive to each other.
• Skill based approaches takes in to account of the previous experiences of children. Yet it is progressive.

Implication of skill based approaches

• Skill based teaching is both diagnostic and remedial.
• Skill based approach is dynamic and can’t be tied to any one method.
• It is nothing but democratic in classroom.
• It is consideration of social and internal background of the learners.
• It is encourages general development.
• It is conforms to the aims of teaching.
• Skill-based approaches are causes, facilitate and promotes.
• It is stimulating or motivation is the soul of teaching.
• It is liberates the child and mind.