Whats the relationship between teaching and learning?

Gaynell Pizzaro: Relationship Between Teaching And Learning

Reginald Maxi: teaching is sharing***learning is caring**

Garry Ohmen: for one - you can learn without being taught or without a teacher, but you can't teach without a learner :-))you can learn by trial & error, by observation, by experience, by own intelligence/rational thinking, from mistakes, etc. without needing to be "taught" formally. teaching is just one of the ways that can be adopted in order to learn.teaching, however, CAN speed up learning, make it more focused & relevant.then, in order to be able to teach, the teacher has to have learnt him/herself - either formally or informally. thus learning precedes teaching. a learner may not be a teacher but a teacher Has to be a learner.moreover, teaching & learning is actually an on-going interaction & communication between the 2 players. there is stimulus, response, feedback, mutual learning & growth.... you could also talk about situations or peo! ple who are not ideal, or are misfits in their role of teacher/learner. eg how bad teaching can dull learning & interest while good teaching can motivate students & optimize learning, association & recall.hope these get you started.all the very best...Show more

Marita Stadick: Well, theories of teaching must be based on theories of learning. The point of teaching is that children learn. So, a teacher has to know theories of learning and then teaching models have to be based on methods that will be consistent with how students learn. If you are taking some type of test in education then the learning styles thing is probably a part of the answer that your professor would want. But, truly, there is no research evidence that students have "learning styles" or that teaching to learning styles makes any difference in achievement. Really. But for some reason this seems to remain a popular notion in teacher preparation programs. Reflection is also a popular notion in educatio! n right now, and if a teacher thinks about what he or she does! in relationship to how children are learning then it is a very good strategy. What is missing is often data about how children are learning. One idea on how teachers can think about learning theories: They all have something to offer. Constructivist theories suggest that kids construct their own knowledge, so you as a teacher need to know what they know before you start teaching, and you need to constantly check to see that their understanding of the material matches what you want them to learn. Cognitive theories are related more to how students learn materials. This can help you to teach students ways to learn effectively (how memory works, how to get information into long-term memory, how to monitor your own learning--meta-cognition). Humanistic theories of learning suggest two things--that the relationship between the teacher and learner is very important, and teachers should work diligently to have a good relationship with students. It also suggests that motivation fo! r learning is internal, and teachers need to sometimes "get out of the way" of learning. Finally, the behavioral theories of learning suggest that the learning environment makes a big difference. Behavioral theories are useful for motivating students to learn, and they have a lot to say about how to teach students material in an organized fashion. At any rate, this is more than you wanted, but hope it is helpful....Show more