Adaptive Religious Education at the Service of Inventiveness: A scientific way of being creative and effective in Religious Education

• Authors: Adrian Gellel
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Student uniqueness demands that the teacher/catechist is inventive not only in the learning methods and teaching techniques employed but also in the way content is structured. Only in this way can the teacher ascertain that his/her students’ requirements are met and, consequently, student learning facilitated. However, teachers’ creativity should not mean haphazard choice of methods and techniques. Teaching is both an art and a science. The limitless nature of creativity should be used judiciously and made to bear fruit through the application of knowledge of educational psychology and instructional design. By using Adaptive Religious Education, the teacher may be guided to use different techniques in a methodical manner in order to ensure and enhance student learning. In particular, thesystematic use of different symbol systems can help teachers to improve student learning. The paper will put forward a number of principles and practical suggestions that may guide teachers in planning R.E. lessons.

Keywords

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adaptive religious education; symbol system; teaching methods

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
• Journal: The Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2011

online

2011-02-01

Contributors

author

Adrian Gellel

Identifiers

DOI

10.15633/pch.834