Question

The best way to teach a concept to students is to proceed from ....................

• A. Difficult to simple
• B. Known to unknown
• C. Unknown to known
• D. Abstract to concrete

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Known to unknown

• Maxims of teaching are the universal facts.
• Maxims of teaching are short statements like dictum that are treated as general rule of conduct.
• They are tried and tested principles.
• They accelerate momentum of teaching learning process and help in achieving success in classroom.
• They are useful in every learning situations.

MAIN MAXIMS OF TEACHING

1. From simple to complex
2. From known to unknown
3. From indefinite to definite
4. From concrete to abstract
5. From analysis to synthesis
6. From particular to general
7. From psychological to logical
8. From induction to deduction
9. From whole to part
10. From empirical to rationale

Basically, the teaching must be done from known to unknown concepts i.e., the concept of society should be taught first and then the concept of state or a world should be taken into the picture.