Phases and Operations of Teaching Task

- Teaching is a job of the person called teacher may involve a number of teaching acts or operations which need systematic planning and careful execution.

 The teaching has proceed in some sequential and organized steps

 1.) Pre-active Phase
2.) Interactive Phase
 3.) Post-active Phase

- It is the planning phase of the teaching act. A good planning makes the task of a teacher smooth, functionable and successful.

There are 2 major steps in this phase:
      i. Establishment of some kind of goals or objectives ,
      ii. Discovering ways and means to achieve these objectives.

 Interactive Phase
 - It is concerned with the implementation and carrying out what has been planned or decided at the planning stage.
 The major activities undertaken in this phase can be grouped as:
i. Perception
ii. Diagnosis
 iii. Reaction Processes

 Perception
 - Interaction process demands an appropriate perception on the part of the teacher as well as students.

Diagnosis
- A proper diagnosis of abilities and behavior of both students and the teacher is very essential for the appropriate interaction.

Reaction-Process
 - Action-reaction processes play the central role in the task of classroom interaction.

- This teaching act is concerned with the evaluation activities. First, the stipulated objectives are considered and attempts are made to measure or assess the degree or qualities of the expected behavioral changes in the students as a result of the teaching activities performed in the interactive phase. This can be done in a number of ways including quizzes or tests by observing student’s reactions to questions, comments and behavior situation.

1.) The suitability of stipulated objectives may be properly assessed.
 2.) The suitability of the content and its organization may be suggested.
 3.) The suitability of the instructional process, aid material and teaching strategies are evaluated.
4.) The role of the classroom environment and learning situations may be evaluated. 

 - These steps are known as phases or stages of teaching:

1.  Pre-Active Phase
2. Interactive Phase
3. Post-Active Phase 

 - The results of the evaluation may be used for bringing desirable improvement in their roles and activities. It may take the following shapes: 

 This presents the continuous cycle of teaching:

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