Teaching For Understanding

Teaching for understanding may seem ironic, no teacher teaches for lack of understanding. However when we examine the concept of understanding closely, we see that it isn't as simple as it appears on the surface. Experts describe understanding as "being able to do a variety of thought –demanding things with a topic-like explaining.  Finding evidences and examples, generalizing and applying, analogizing, and representing the topic in a new way. The teaching models and other strategies are designed to help teacher ensure that their students learning extends beyond memorization, which is so prevalent in schools today.

Teaching for understanding requires that teachers possess the different types of knowledge and this can be by identify clear learning objectives, selecting teaching strategies that most effectively help student reach the objectives, also by providing examples and representation can help students acquire deep understanding of the topics.