Traditional methods of teaching that are still being adhered to in the schools:
• Teacher-centric classrooms
• Teachers in the mode of knowledge dispensers rather than facilitators
• Chalk and talk methods
• Regimented classrooms
• Lack of collaboration and group learning
• More emphasis on examinations and results rather than understanding of concepts
• Improper alignment between objectives, activities and assessments
Modern methods in use in education
• Technology-driven classrooms
• Continuous comprehensive evaluation
• Cross-curricular connections
• Inquiry-based learning
• Emphasis on understanding of concepts
• Linking curriculum with life
• Emphasis on skill building, life skills and values
• Smart interactive boards
• BYOD – Bring your own device
• Collaborative learning
• Differential learning
• Activity-based learning and learning labs
• Interdisciplinary learning
• Integrative and social responsibility and civic engagement
• Digitisation in teaching, learning assessment and feedback
• Collaborative learning
• Differentiated instruction
• Flipped classroom
• Problem-based learning
