Thanks, Ana, for the wonderful example. You asked,
>It was puzzling to me why did this teaching method fail
>with so many students when according to our theory it
>should work "better" because: it gives a chance to a
>student to be curious, doesn't punish wrong answers,
>is based in the interactive and distributed inquiry
>and is aimed at construction of concepts (theoretical
>knowledge) rather than merely at a concrete practical
>set of rules which have to be followed without
>understanding.
My take on your example is that the quality of teaching (from whatever
values) is not solely defined by teacher's actions but by what happens
between the teacher and the students. That is why I think it doesn't matter
what pedagogical tools the teacher uses but whether learning collaboration
between the teacher and the students occurs.
What do you think?
Eugene
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