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In the last video I covered three sub topics of unit one teaching aptitude the first one being concept of teaching the second one was objectives of teaching and the third one was levels of teaching. In this video I am going to start with the fourth sub topic mentioned in the UGC net updated syllabus which is characteristics of teaching. Now what do you mean by characteristics? Characteristics basically means nature. So, teaching ka nature kya hai koi pi tari ki agar teaching hoti hai toh kis tarhe se teaching ki jati hai yaa konse basic cheeze hai jo her kind of teaching me visible hota hai. So, the first important characteristics of teaching is teaching is an art. So, teaching is an art this is the first characteristic feature. How teaching is an art? Teaching is an art because her teacher ko apni creativity use karke pahana hota hai. It's a very creative process. If you look at my videos I have a very different way of teaching. If you go to some other teacher you might find he is teaching the same concept in a different way. So, we all are teaching but we are teaching in different methods that is how teaching becomes an art because all all the teachers who are teaching you they are using their own creativity to make the learning as interesting as they can. Teaching is of course a science. Teaching is scientific process. Why? Because it is a systematic process involving logical steps. So, if you have ever heard I would like to know a teacher who first takes the examination and then teaches you the topic that doesn't happen, right? A teacher is going to first deliver and then ask you questions based on that. So, you see there is a systematic process that every teacher follows irrespective of the creativity they are using. That is the reason why teaching is a systematic scientific process yet it is an art. The third important characteristics of teaching is that teaching is a continuous process. Teaching doesn't stop just like learning is a lifelong process similarly teaching is also a continuous process as Robert Lee says education of a man will only end when he dies. So, man will not stop learning he keeps on learning new things through his experiences to reading books similarly teaching is also a process which continues forever. The next important subtopic that I am going to discuss is learner's characteristics. Now, it is very important for a teacher to know the characteristics of the learners of the students present in the classroom because it is only by knowing them the teacher would be able to adjust his teaching methodology accordingly. So, there are four major type of characteristics if you group them in different groups then four major groups would be visible to you the first is personal characteristics. So, it totally depends upon the age and gender. So, a student who is 10 years of age and a student who is 25 years of age the way the teacher is going to teach them would be entirely different. Similarly, gender there are theories which say that women are very good at dealing with emotions at learning languages where are men are better at dealing with mathematical and logical problems. So, the methodology employed by the teacher to deal with these two genders would be entirely different. The second important learner characteristic is his academic background. So, his prior knowledge if I am teaching literature to students who have not ever like have never touched any play of Shakespeare I have to deal with them in a different way and if I am dealing with students who are doing PhD on Shakespeare I have to deal with them in a different way. So, prior knowledge academic background matters a lot. The third important learner characteristic is what we generally call as the group structure. So, if a teacher is teaching 10,000 people in one class he has to employ a totally different methodology and if a student is taking one-on-one classes the method would be different. So, the group structure matters a lot. Social structure matters a lot and finally we go to the fourth learner's characteristic which is cognitive. Now, what do you mean by cognitive? Cognitive basically means things which deal with the mental makeup or with the brain. So, attention span, memory retention, intellectual capacities all of these things must be looked at before you start teaching somebody. If you are teaching toddlers people who are like very disciplinarian they might find it very hard to deal with toddlers because you are dealing with 45 years old people then in that case their attention span is pretty good 40 to 50 minutes they can concentrate. So, you have to develop your lessons accordingly. So, make sure you understand learner's characteristics so that it becomes easier for you to deal with UGC Net questions which arrive from this particular topic. We moved to the next important subtopic listed in UGC Net syllabus that is teacher's characteristics. Now, this particular topic talks about what are the characteristics of a good teacher. So, you might be wondering that okay it is very simple the teacher should know enough about his own subject that he is going to teach no guys that is not it. So, it is not just the education of the teacher his prior knowledge his command over the subject that matters but if you want to become a good teacher you must have the important skill set. Now, I might know how to teach but if I am not good at communication I am not good at managing my classroom I am not good at leadership qualities will I ever be a successful and a good teacher no I won't be because along with education what matters is your skills and not to forget the personality of the teacher. A teacher should have a positive attitude and should have good sense of humor if the teacher wants to touch the hearts of millions of students. So, make sure you understand what are the characteristics of good teacher. Now, in this particular video I have discussed three major components learners characteristics teachers characteristics and the characteristics of teaching. All these three subtopics are really simple and they are common sense based we all know that but you must go through any guidebook and just read these characteristics so that if you have certain preconceived notions you remove them and you update yourself. There was a very interesting question that was asked in recent UGC net exam which asked us to choose what a teacher should do if few students in the class are mischievous and are trying to disturb the class. So, there were few options like the teacher should call them should take them to the principal should suspend them and one of the option was teacher should help them introspect and change their behavior. That was the correct option a good teacher would always help the student to introspect and correct their own behavior rather than being an authoritative figure and telling them this is your punishment. So, make sure you look at teaching aptitude from that lens you know what are the characteristics of good teacher what are the characteristics of learner and accordingly solve the questions. We are going to meet very soon in the next video lecture where I am going to talk about some amazing theories that are related to teaching aptitude and that have been asked in that exam in past two years constantly. So, make sure you don't miss out on that video if you are looking for previous year papers on UGC net paper one make sure you hit my website arpathakarva.com because I have published all the important previous year papers on the website along with the answers and you can also get free guidance for paper one if you contact on the number displayed above. So, with that note I take your leave don't forget to subscribe to my social media platforms especially Instagram and Facebook so that you get recent UGC net updates right on your phone. So, I take your leave we'll meet very soon in the next video lecture till the time we meet next happy learning keep loving literature and stay tuned to arpathakarva.com