Educational background of a teacher is very important in the aspect of teaching and learning. Will getting a degree in education make one a better teacher in the higher education level. Please, to make it a scientific discourse, anyone with relevant articles or research based work can put them forward for better understanding.
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Yes we do. A degree in education is an indicator of learning outcomes that we already reached. It is a concrete parameter for gauging teacher competence.
It is not just about the need for acquiring a degree in education. It is rather the need to acquire best teaching skills and strategies that can best yield the maximum learning outcomes in students. Thus, every teacher, not necessarily those in the tertiary level of education, must be equipped with the right teaching skills for them to perform creditably. Therefore, courses or programme of study geared toward this teaching skill acquisition and enhancement must be encouraged. In fact, it should be part of the constant training of teachers (workshops and seminars) even for those who have certification in education to keep them updated on new trends and paradigms of effective teaching.
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Dickson Adom
In one sense the question could be seen as a double-bind because all people are "educated", have every day experience with other people, younger siblings or in the situation to be father or mother during studying. But modern life is complex, conflictful, contradictionary and - last not least life is not manage in our scientific technical world without qualified knowledge, skils in insight in our own weadnesses and strenghts. So we have to learn this. Because we (in general: societies) need a measure to have cofidence in the professional abilities of teachers. Of course this is a formal index that represents not the reality of the quality of teaching, but this is better than nothing. Agt least it gives all rhe persons concerned the feeling of greater confidence for qualified teaching and learning. Personality, ability, practical experience interfere with acemic knowledge. Naturally a degree is not an absolute guarantee of good teaching.
Dear Olutosin,
This is an interesting question but one that requires, if answers are to be provided, that you define what you mean by 'better' and how you might measure this. Would a 'better' teacher be one who, for example, got better student results and/or received better student feedback? Once you've clearly articulated what you mean by 'better' you could look into the research literature to ascertain whether any study has been undertaken in this area (a literature search) before and, if it has, what were the findings. We might believe that having a degree in education makes us a better HE teacher but what we need to reflect upon is the nature of the evidence that we have. I doubt that if you had a PhD student who wrote an entire thesis on this topic and concluded simply that 'I believe that we really need a degree in education in order to become a better teacher in the tertiary level of education' with no research evidence to support such a claim other than their personal opinion it would pass the viva. Of course if they had carried out systematic research and interviewed a range of people who views might, arguably, be seen as insightful then, providing they explained why they had selected those people, we make begin to see their claims as having some basis in fact rather than just belief.
Best wishes,
Ian
In fact, there are three things that go together, which may lead to the answer to your question. Experience, knowledge and skills play a vital role especially when it comes to teaching and learning. Remember, once you have acquired the above-mentioned phenomenon, the chances of becoming a better teacher is there. Moreover, the more the research you conduct on daily bases also increases your knowledge and skills that add value on your teaching and learning, and as a result you may become a better teacher. The question that remains is how will you measure the output on whether you are a better teacher or not? Arguably, the answer to this question, I strongly submit, is that you will see the student’s performance when they obtain distinctions on their exam results. In other words, acquiring a degree in education will not mean that you will automatically become a better teacher, but the degree is rather a better qualification when it is required for a job as a teacher.
You need at least a year of residency that has a balance of academics as well as hands-on applications of theory introduced.
Really appreciate these insightful contributions with a better scope provided by everyone (professors and researchers). To really dig deep into this concept of bagging a degree in education leading to becoming a "better" teacher can be further strengthen by providing empirical evidence in literature that may validate this purported believe of many. Pls, if there are articles, researches on this topic may be provided.
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Olutosin Otekunrin
Of course, a degree in a education is needed as a starting point. Only after that other prerequisites come in for vital consideration. That is, knowledge, skill, competence and experience, among others.
If you opt for teacher, in Formal system of Education, y must have degree in training methods. But in non- formal l-education degree is not necessary but your experience in field level and acquired subject plays a vital role
Yes we do. This is a bit like asking "Do you need a degree in medicine to practice as a doctor of medicine" Why would students wish attend lessons presented by someone who is not qualified as an educator? How would they know that appropriate theory was being used? Finally how could an educator supervise research projects level without having a qualification that is higher than the level being assessed?
Years ago I used to think that an education qualification is not necessary to be a higher education teacher. But lately, looking at the attributes of students enrolled in higher education, I strongly feel that an education qualification of some sort is a must to be a higher education teacher.
Yes, if you opt teaching as your profession. Based on my experiences with friends who taught in other fields than education, they all thought that 'teaching is not a rocket science' and that anyone can teach. It is not a rocket science and yes, anyone can teach. Yet, to know how to teach adults more effectively, or what strategies are helpful to engage adults in learning, one must have a degree in education. the degree prepares you to be a teacher.
This question raises another question about the professionalism of teachers and educators. Who can enter the teaching profession? Are there standards and nationally/internationally accepted qualification requirements that one needs to meet in order to enter the teaching profession as it is in other professions? Is meeting those standards and entry qualification a necessary and sufficient condition to "becoming a better teacher"? In this context, I seem to take the view that having education degree would not necessary prepare one to become a better teacher at tertiary education level. A Chartered Accountant with industrial experience can be an excellent teacher/lecturer in his/her field (albeit, I have seen many) without a degree in Education.
Not really a full degree in education, but let at least a certificate of Education from any of the approved Education training of any of the recognized teacher Education institutions.
If I may submit a dissenting opinion with qualifications, I would say it is not necessary though it may be desirable in some cases depending on the academic/professional milieu.
I append the following reasons for this view:
1. The nature of teacher training is sometimes suspect largely because of the lag between research outcomes and teacher education practice. There have been enormous advances in how the brain learns, largely as the result of fMRI being put to use in research environments. One of the most basic is the need for a student to feel safe and emotionally empowered before there is spare capacity for honing the brain. There are many others, and I have been privileged to edit a small book which deals with this issue in some depth.
2 Many, but not all, teacher training courses tend to be out of synch with recent findings. The need to certify attendees at such courses reduces what is essentially a Gray area skill to testable content which tends to be more discrete in nature.
3. In tertiary education - after 25 years in an Engineering faculty - I found that what was most valuable was the ability to communicate - including presentation skills; the work that has been done in an applied context such as industrial consultancy; the ability to keep up to date in the field; and the capacity to encourage students to answer questions that go beyond what has been presented so that the questions represent a deeper level of thinking. Finally, I have tended to believe that not all students will understand every lecture to the same depth. Instead, what I looked for was an increment of learning in each student.
4. Many of the free MOOCS available where material is presented by outstanding faculty at top universities represent a better education than a course that is examined.
5. There are basically two aspects to this argument. One is knowing the mechanisms by which students - and indeed the rest of us - acquire deep understanding. The second is to be able to apply that to one's own professional content. It is unlikely that teacher training courses can fulfil this second requirement. That is an area where your individual genius has an opportunity to shine.
6. Most of those in tertiary education are liable to have a PhD, hence the need for training in research methods should be redundant, though that may not always be true.
In conclusion, I always felt that a University would benefit by having a team of specialists in research design, and, editors who can assist with the publishing of academic papers. These would be a better investment than using several years of a professional's talent to acquire dubious skills.
https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Schooling-Brain-Research-Assumptions-ebook/dp/B017UYTHO8/
I can come at this question from a different perspective. I became a science teacher through alternative certification with no education classes in my bachelors and then later got a masters in curriculum and instruction. I think that I am a better teacher with the education classes. I see though that those that went the education route in undergrad do not have the content knowledge to venture out and experiment with the different forms of teaching. It takes a good background in your subject matter to teach inquiry-based, constructionist, or growth mindset style lessons.
Lots of personal opinions, beliefs, and anecdotal comment being offered in response to Olutosin's question but very little research-based evidence to support any of these views. Is there a role for systematic, high quality, research in informing educational practice?
Yes you definitely need an education training so that you are properly grounded on teaching/learning theories, methodologies and process to equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge on principles of instruction. Subject matter expertise alone does not make one a good teacher as the ability to communicate and facilitate learning effectively and efficiently is a skill one has be equipped with to build the competence and confidence to be a good educator.
Well, no would be the simple answer but...
In my experiance you could be a brilliant teacher, regardless of education level or subject.
If we would be interrested, wish of course none of us are😒, of getting acknowledgement for our profession both personal and as a group ( not to mention on the paycheck) it is Essential. We are after all obligated to teach according to scientific knowhow and methods that are tested Well spread and known to work.
Really appreciate all your contributions so far. Thank you for your time.
As an expert on in service teacher education my answer is that same people can teach without having a degree on education, and they might even have good results; but what the degree gives you is the possibility to teach professionally. Being professional means knowing what you do, how, why you do it and why you don´t do other things; and what for, the reasons for doing whatever you do. The studies in education help you understand the complexity of the task of teaching and being able to respond to this complexity with foundation.
Studies on education should include the practice of teaching and the practice of analizing one´s own strategies, as i show in the paper posted here.
Article Teachers´ Practices and Mental Models: Transformation Throug...
It would be interesting to see if the changes from discussing and analyzing teaching practices remain after the students become fulltime teachers. A question that was posed was whether you had to do the practices first in order for a change in mental models driving action to occur. I wonder if students have discussions and analyze teaching practices and see changes in their decision-making and practices, how strong are these changes? Can they be sustained when graduates go into classrooms where these mental models are not demonstrated through teaching practices? My experience tells me that sustaining these changes is very difficult. Teachers often end up teaching in classrooms and schools that reflect certain cultural contexts that negate the changes in mental models.
Let us admit that there is some degree of arrogance among the scholars in academic circles and the reason for that is as simple as being pleased with the knowledge gained & the title of doctor or professor. Therefore, it is not easy to see them responding positively to what can develop them.
When someone moves from B.Sc (e.g. in physics) to M.Sc and then to PhD in the same discipline, there is a probability that he/she becomes a “good” teacher & there is also the probability that he/she becomes a “bad” teacher. The first probability is coincidental since there is talent in communicating with the younger generation & in conveying knowledge. The second probability is, unfortunately, more abundant & can be detected by asking graduates about their impressions concerning those who taught them under pledge of not telling their teachers.
Logically, teaching requires knowledge in human interaction and this is offered by study & practice through joining a program that leads to a postgraduate diploma in education. Even the talented person (as teacher) could improve more moving from “good” to “excellent” rating.
A lecture in physics ought not to be just the “dry” process of sending information & trying to fill the brains of students with the laws & theories of that science in a “boring” way.
The observed decline in the quality of university graduates worldwide is attributed to several factors & one of these factors are those who think of themselves as great teachers while they are not in reality.
I believe that the most important requirement to be a better teacher is attitude and a passion for teaching. Yes you need to have your education and training but if your attitude doesn't support it, you are simply hopeless. Then again these are my personal views. I have not read any research on this subject but i am sure you can find some.
Certainly! Earning a higher education degree positions you to function more efficiently and effectively in the teaching/learning environment. The decisions you make in the classroom (virtual or face-to-face) are well-informed and more strategic. Higher education training/learning creates a basis that directs teaching practices (hinged on theories of learning and other current systematically uncovered findings directly linked to learning at this level) related to motivation techniques used by the teacher; assessment strategies employed; teaching in an increasingly diverse classroom; and teaching using technology. It equips the educator with prerequisites for ensuring that learning is meaningful and rewarding.
You might find the following article helpful:
Teaching in higher education: Is there a need for training in pedagogy in graduate degree programs? URL: http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/131564.pdf
Sincere appreciations to all RG members that have contributed immensely especially to those that shared their articles on this platform for better scientific understanding and also those that will still share their opinions on the subject matter.
Thank you.
Olutosin A. Otekunrin
If you look at Physics Education Research Which is evidence based and in tertiary education you will find the reliance on fact based lecturing is moving towards activity based, engagement education. Many professors are not trying these because they have not been developed professionally so that they can "buy in" to these approaches. Training can do that.
Dear Olutosin,
You ask if we need a degree in education before becoming a teacher in the tertiary level of education. My short answer is "yes", not only at the tertiary level but also at all levels of teaching/learning
As I see it, for one to be a good or even excellent teacher at any level, the teacher has to deal with waht might be called the four Hs of teaching; The what, the how, the when, and the why of teaching,
The what of teaching has to do with the extent to which the teacher masters what s/he teaches, or, in orher words, his/her area of specialization. When this is not the case,the teacher is no teacher at all. Noboby can teach what s/he does not know or master.
The how of teaching has to do with the procedures or methods a teacher uses while teaching. In order for this to be the case, a teacher needs a degree in education before s/he becomes a teacher, For exemple, a teacher should be well versed in the details of the individual's psychological development. When this is not the case, teachers risk teaching to their students material that is much above or below their cogntive abilities to understand. If the former is the case, students tend at their best to memorize rather than to understand, reinvent, or reconstruct what they "learn", In the last analysis, no significant teaching/learning occurs. When the latter is the case, no significant teaching/learning occurs either, because the sudent knows the point in advance. In Piagetian terms no assilimilation/accommodation takes place.
The when of teaching/learning has to do with the age at which a certain concept, the proportionality concept, for exemple, can be taught. For exemple, it would be a waste of time to try to teach such concept to a six-year-old pupil. Developmental psychology shows us that such concept is only understood by formal students in the Piagetian sense, Needdlees to say, a degree in education is deeply intertwined with the when of teaching/learning.
The why of teaching has to to do with the reasons why teachers should teach in an effective way, and students should understand what they learn,A degree of education can be here also of help. Suffice it to say, that only education can save societies and even individuals from possible colapse, be it violent orgradual. Of course, education is costly, but its alternative, ignorance, is much more costly. In a nusthell, in addition to be knowleageable in their area of expertise, teachers should be also competent in educational or pedagogical terms. All of us had, or heard from, excellent reseachers who delivered, say, poor teaching. Of course, a teacher who is also a researcher is in a good position to be a good teacher.
I hope that this helps.
Best regards.
Orlando
Having a degree in education is not the important thing. What is important is whether you have any professional education in pedagogy. Of course, with such education you would be a better college level teacher.
I agree with Norman that the degree is not the important thing. I feel I learned the most in practice through interaction with other lecturers and critical reflection. My research is about the nature of the individual ( her disposition) as an educator rather than the degree she holds. Tertiary education needs to change dramatically for 21st century learners. Those individuals who are learners, resilient, problem-solvers, creative individuals who demonstrate knowledge and a level of not knowing about their discipline(s); those with an eagerness to share, have strong communication skills and a willingness to invite discussion and debate, encourage critical thinking are ones I learned most from. These people invite the questions that students wonder about and explore them together.
I am a teacher of over 30 years and I have seen and taught in both the private and public sector.
A degree represents an individual that is willing to at least to learn the ropes of the position he or she holds. That degree models the importance of education to teacher. A degreed teacher does receive greater respect from parents and administration.
I can understand degrees being held by education being taught according to grade-level.
I understand homeschool teachers do not experience the same experience as private and public classroom teachers. Classroom teachers need pedagogy beyond personal attendance as a student in junior high and high school.
When a teacher has 22 to 60 kids counting on him or her, he or she needs that head and heart knowledge to pull classroom management out to maintain control of his or herself so that chaos does not overrun the classroom. The public school system has gradually been increasing the teacher-student ration.
I work in a state where in the private sector, some of the teachers are high school dropouts at the most impressionable learning period of a child's life. The position is a daycare equivalent.
Now that there is a possibility of a voucher system with limited or no accountability, I have greater concerns. I want to know the individual in the position was not hire simply because of who he or she knew and was not required to obtain an education to back the professionalism expected.
I expect the individual in teaching core classes at the middle, junior, and high school to be masters in the area for which they are teaching and that requires an education.
I have seen too many personal disasters with uneducated teachers on so many level. The individuals that suffers the most are the kids.
A teacher inspires almost everyone. The cost of education does need to be lowered and the pay of teacher does need to be raised to an affordable standard across the nation. But degrees should be required.
This is a nation that devalues it teachers and permits students to devalue a teacher's role. Yet the biggest enemy of a teacher is often a teacher. Still that degree is important. It sends a priority of educational importance to students.
Degrees nurture natural skills and talent of the born teacher producing a better teacher.
Even after evaluation of the pro and cons the degree is important.
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I agree with María Soledad Manrique . Some teachers build their professionality by a bulk of experiences but still a degree in education may raise their level of knowledge and awareness towards teaching process.
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Degree is important in the sense that it imparts for passing good knowledge ,information & guideline to the students ,however after the secondary level of education very often experience teacher with the knowledge play an very important part in imparting in knowledge in education level .
As you know that experienced is a greatest teacher & this may applied in tertiary level of education .
This is my personal opinion
I had twenty years experience in teaching civil engineering students. Besides holding a Master's degree in civil and structural engineering, I also hold a post graduate certificate in education , and I can honestly see the benefit of having the teaching certificate. Besides myself, some of the engineering lecturers in my university also have teaching certificates due to our previous experiences working schools or polytechnics. From students' feedback I can gather that students seem to enjoy and benefit more from courses taught by lecturers with some teaching certifications. Somehow, the teacher training these lecturers underwent equip them with the required ability outlined by Samar Singh in his No. 3 paragraph; namely, the ability to communicate - including presentation skills; the capacity to encourage students to answer questions that go beyond what has been presented so that the questions represent a deeper level of thinking.
I also would like to add that the ability to empathize with students' learning difficulties is also very important - one of the abilities that is supposed to be developed during teacher training. As mentioned by another contributor to this discussion; some of us lecturers tend to have less empathy towards students' difficulties as our expertise in a subject matter increases, making us less effective as a higher education teacher.
So, again, I would like to say that some form of teacher training (maybe not up to a degree level) is beneficial for higher education teachers.
In the United States, the public school teachers (represented by their unions like NEA and AFT) demand that the education degree is the only credential at the primary and secondary levels of public education. However, the private schools at that level often take a different approach. They require a degree in the primary subject being taught. For example: If you are teaching high school math, they would expect you to have at least a bachelors degree in math. Many middle and upper class American parents are willing to forgo the free public schools and pay hefty fees for the private schools because of the perception that their children get a better education there. As a university professor, I have taught in both public and private universities. While I understand both sides of the argument, I have observed that as a whole, the students who graduated fro private high school have superior writing abilities as a group. Of course, individual students can range the entire spectrum from wonderful to somewhat lacking.
yes indeed,
Educational background of a teacher is very important for teaching and learning
Dear colleague,
I understand the degree as a formal sign of sb´s expertise. In education, it´s still a cost-effective way for managers how to do personal policy. However, some cultural features in individual countries, e.g. common understanding of the value of education, are crucial for the value of educational degree, too. For example, in post-communist Slovakia the value of teacher education is the lowest in OECD: relative earnings of adults with tertiary education by field of education studies, are only 65% for teachers (see p. 121 in http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/9616041e.pdf?expires=1500887710&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=078C4290404F389B9F08B9D96747EAA4). That´s why the interest of candidates for teacher studies is continually decreasing, the quality of students as well. And finally the quality of teacher studies graduates, too.There is a proverb saying: "One who knows has its own private, one who doesn´t know teach".
To conclude, the need for degree rises with the quality of teacher education. And this quality depends on wider cultural circumstances of individual country.
Not necessarily, but you have to have a vertically aligned graduate and post-graduate degree [BS Biology to MSc Biology to PhD Biology] for you to be considered expert of your own field and eventually become a better professor.
Yes, you acquire professional skills that enables you to deal with different abilities of learners as well as adapt to different learning environments.
The good teacher should has academic record, as well as with teacher education training and subject area studies. Teacher should also has teaching experience, and fitness to teach
Hi, I think that teaching is a skill some people are endowed with. Regards
Having a qualification in education makes you professionally well informed to relate with your students and colleagues well. It exposes you to basics of dos and don'ts in a classroom setting and learning environment at large. Your students do better because you know what to do with them collectively and individually for their maximum performance.
Dear RG members,
I really appreciate your depth and insightful contributions on this issue so far.
Thank you.
Olutosin Otekunrin
Teachers and educators take part in the lives of children, young people and adults. Therefore, it is important to look for the opportunity to follow a career course helping to a greatly satisfying and rewarding profession, working with persons who will take over the future.
A good number of teachers in the higher institutions use the lecture method which is just one of the many methods of teaching.Teachers have a lot to do in the presentation of teaching and learning experiences. Understanding one's students, the techniques and skills to apply at every given situation and to different students are very essential if teaching and learning experiences are to be enhanced at every contact with students.
Teacher training is very necessary as it affords educators the knowledge of the techniques and skills that are suitable for the proper presentation of an already mastered course content.
I would rather say that acquiring not just certificates, but the right methodology of teaching which would ensure that students' learning abilities are improved after every contact with their teachers is commendable.
Dear Louisa,
I really appreciate your contribution. Thank you for your time.
Olutosin
A certified teacher is a teacher who has received certificate from dependable source, for example the government, a higher education institution or a private source. This teacher qualification provides a teacher approval to teach and grade in the education in schools and other institutes. Therefore, a teaching qualification is one of a number of academic and professional degrees to allow an individual to be a registered teacher
The duties of professional teacher might expand further than official teaching outside of the classroom. They might be present with students on field trips, activities supervision, assist in school functions and student discipline
student teacher learn alot from the the education course and student replacements.
Better to have degree but good teachers are by default good teachers.
It is an obvious reason to have degree but according to my point of view these things should be present in a person for tertiary level education:
Knowledge of the subject matter
Patience
Intellectual curiosity
Confidence
Compassion
Achievement
Planning
Awareness
Mentorship
Maturity
Community involvement
Organization
Vision
Enthusiasm
In my personal opinion, a degree in education should make one a better teacher but this is not so in all cases.
Thank you
Oluwaseun
Having a degree or not is not the key to quality teaching. A teacher needs to find his or her own way of self development. Training, seminars, research, classroom videos, reflective thinking, and many other ways can all help a teacher grow.
I think to have a degree in education (teaching course ) with school placement is very important to be a school teacher
Of course, a teacher needs to find his or her own way of self-development after they have a degree in teacher education (Yuhong Lui). A truly effective teacher needs to reflect deeply on their teaching, question themselves about their own practices based on their effect on students' learning, and decide what they need in professional development (broadly defined) to improve their practice. Learning to document their practice and its results and ask questions is pivotal to good teaching.
The following points should be consider to be a good, rounded and engaged teachers as:
Teacher should obtain Care of theirself, emphasize the Positive and request for help. Teachers should be watchful about Self-Reflection, study an additional Language and teaching in schools.
Short of of classroom management is perhaps the only main collapse of a bad teacher. This issue can be the demise of any teacher no matter their intentions. If a teacher cannot manage their students, they will not be capable to teach them successfully
The teacher must improve its performance and to follow modern methods and strategies that contribute to the development of the educational process
Really appreciate the contributions of the following researchers;
Yuhong Liu
Noori Abdul Nabir Nasir
Nora Krieger
Dr. from Babylon
Thank you.
Olutosin
Dear Olutosin,
It seems obvious that in order to become a better teacher in the tertiary level of education a degree in education is of much help. It suffices to say that a degree in education generally becomes teachers well versed in the details of students' psychological development. When this is the case, the teacher is in a good position to teach his/her students material that is not much above or below their cognitive abilities to understand. When the former is not the case, that is, to teach sudents material that is much above their cognitive development, the student tends to memorize rather than to understand, reinvent and reconstruct what s/he learns. Rote learning, however, is no sigificant learning at all, because it does not give rise to any assimilation/accommodation in Piagetian terms. When the latter is the case, to " teach" students material that is much below their level of cognitive develppment, there is also no assimilation/accommodation because the student knows the point in advance. Again, no significant teaching/learning occurs.Teachers' kowledge of the student' psychologcal, namely, cognitive development leads them to teach their students material that fits the student's current level of cognitive delevolomenpt When teachers get a degee in education they also learn how to teach, not only what to teach. For example, they learn that, in constrast with the traditional and conservative methods of education, whose function is to transmit to students ready made and established truths, in the active methods, the teachers are more mentors and organizers of learning experiences and situations than simple transmitters of knowledge. In other words, the traditional and conservative methods of teaching are to conformist students as the active methods are to creative and innovative students.
It is certainly possible to have good teachers without no degree in education. I am thinking of those teachers who have a lot of professional experienece qua teachers and who continuously reconceptualize their professional experience. Even so, it is teachers with a degree in education who are in a best position to reconceptualize their professional experience qua teachers.
Of course, however competent they are in pedagogical terms, teachers cannot be good or even excellent teachers if they do not master their area of specialization or expertise. In a nutshell, a degree in education is not in itself, a sufficient condition to become, say. a better tecaher. I would say that in principle a degree in education is a necessary, but not sufficient condition to become a better teacher.
I think you can profit a lof from reading Piaget, J. (1974),The future of education:To understand is to invent.
Best regards,
Orlando
Dear Prof. Orlando,
I really appreciate your contribution on this all- important discussion. Thank you for further clarification, explanation and conclusion in your own expert opinion that " In principle a degree in education is necessary but not a sufficient condition to become a better teacher".
Thank you also for your time Sir.
Olutosin
In my own opinion, getting a degree in education could be an advantage but does not necessarily translate to being effective of skilled in passing knowledge across to students. It has a lot to do with experience and this must be acquired over a period of time. You kind of improve along the way.
Thank you RG expert, Jumoke Soyemi for your personal and candid contribution to the discussion.
Olutosin
Degrees in teaching normally cover lesson planning, teaching and assessing students and classroom management are very important to be a good qualified teacher
Thank you Dr. Noori Abdul-nabi Nasir for your valuable contribution to this discussion.
Olutosin
Hello!
Teaching is similar to many other important profession (as for me is the most important). There aren't any questions about education of surgeriest or engineer of bridges in our life. Do you think another?
Thank you Dr. Yuril Koroliuk for your valuable contribution.
Olutosin
Dear Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin
Degree is to specialize in a particular field
Teaching skills may be gained through practice in any field
Dear Dr. Salam Jassim, thank you for your view on this discussion.
The degree in a particular area provides the knowledge to teach that discipline but not the skills or disposition to be an excellent teacher, to break down the concepts in your field so that your students can understand them and learn them. For some, this can be "learned" through practice but for others, they do not develop good teaching skills just by gaining experience teaching.
Thank you dear Dr. Nora Kieger for your valuable input to the discussion.
Effective teaching is about acquisition of the basic teaching skills, methods and strategies which provides the right approach in handling students. It's not how long we have been teaching but how effective we have been imparting the requisite knowledge on our students. So, for anyone to teach effectively at any level he / she requires knowledge of teacher education. It shouldn't have to be a degree in Education, but whatever level of qualification one has attained he/she could still obtain a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE). And the minimum qualification for anyone to teach in Nigeria's primary schools is the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE).
It is not the degree in teaching that's important to me. What is important to recognize is that knowing one's discipline well is not nearly enough to be a great teacher. In fact those scholars who have deep knowledge of their discipline may find it difficult to go back to the beginning of their knowing and share it with novices. They may well resort to teaching as they were taught. The teaching degree has the potential to redirect thinking about teaching and learning strategies for 21st century learners and towards reading about the philosophers who have guided current thinking about teaching and learning.
I really appreciate the invaluable contributions of dear Drs Danjuma SehuIbrahim and Gloria Latham.
Thank you
Olutosin
Thank you Dr. Noori Abdul-nabi Nadir for your concise contribution to the discussion.
Olutosin
Thank you all for your invaluable and helpful contributions so far on this all-important discussion.
Best Regards
Olutosin
I feel at least basic degree is required to designate you as qualified teacher ,regardless of much mentally you are developed to take up such a novel profession. A basic degree makes you professionally more prepared for such job , especially at tertiary level where professional competency has more meaning..
I really appreciate your valuable contribution here Sir, Dr. Anoop Srivastava.
I do not think it is mandatory to have it but rather optional
I do not think it is mandatory to have it but rather optional
I do not think it is mandatory to have it but rather optional
I do not think it is mandatory to have it but rather optional
I do not think it is mandatory to have it but rather optional
I do not think it is mandatory to have it but rather optional
In my own view I do not think it is mandatory to have it but rather optional
In my own view I do not think it is mandatory to have it but rather optional.
Thank you dear Dr. Oluwafemi Balogun for giving your personal view about the discussion.
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The greater the scientific knowledge by increasing the academic degree academic continuing study is sure to increase the professor's science and then increase the benefit
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Thank you dear Dr. Ali Ghawi for sharing your view on this discussion.
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It is very important to have teaching certificate. This certificate will give good back ground for teaching
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