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The Ideal Characteristics of History Teachers

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A specialist in a phase, subject, discipline or practice. A learning mediator. An interpreter and designer of learning programs and materials. A leader, administrator and manager. A scholar, researcher and lifelong learner. An assessor. Community , citizenship and pastoral role. (Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa, 2015)

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Factors influencing the process of competent teacher.

Environment (what teachers and learners are dealing with) Behavior (what teachers do) Competencies (what teachers are competent at) Believes (what teachers believe) Identity (who teachers see themselves as) Mission (what inspires teachers) ( South African Journal of Education, 41, 2, May 2021)

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Some Facts about history teaching and learning.

According to several interviews of teacher and lectures. History is not only about facts and figures. (Traditional method of teaching and learning may be ineffective). History is a process of enquiry,  (Asking questions, fact finding from deferent sources, analyzing and interpretations). History is a require critical thinking, (Discussions and debates, summarizing of key points, developing arguments, writing essays, presentations amongst others). Multi perspectivity. (the way people view and interpret history)

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Teaching controversial topics. (Certain topics may cause tension and raise emotions in classrooms). Need to be pedagogical sensitive and not teach in a biased of stereotypical way. Dealing with diverse classrooms. (Challenges in terms of cultural, religious, gender and racial believes and the historical content) Heavy workload (Marking learners scrips) To develop skills that history learning requires a lot of practice and feedback.

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Effective teaching and learning strategies for history.

Making the process of teaching and learning a discovery process rather than preaching  facts and figures to learners.  Creating projects that gives options to learners. (research, group discussions and presentations, debates, and others)  Allowing learners to work with different sources. (written, images, videos and others) (South African Journal of Education, Volume 41, Number 2, May 2021) Allowing learners to research for themselves as much as possible (correct misinformation) Allow learners to ask as much question as possible.

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Qualities that are needed for history teacher.

Passionate and commitment to teaching. (history is complex and diverse)  (Haydn, Stephen, Arthur, Hunt (2015:14) Disciplinary pedagogical content knowledge. (Thorough content knowledge, not just textbook knowledge.  A scholar, researcher and lifelong learner. )  Good listening and communication skills. (most skills in teaching history require learners engagement with the content and effective communication is a key). Adaptability. (Methods of teaching and learning history is evolving/the use of technology)   Empathy and patience. (diverse learners in classrooms in terms of capabilities) Creativity. (ability to create learning tasks and activities to keep learners engaged)

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South African Journal of Education, Volume 41, Number 2, May 2021 Read Haydn, Stephen, Arthur, Hunt (2015:13-14) Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa, 2015

HSF701 Assignment 3 R.K. BALOYI 21207283

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