Integrated Teaching Method

An integrated approach allows learners to explore, gather, process, refine and

present information about topics they want to investigate without the constraints
imposed by traditional subject barriers (Pigdon and Woolley, 1992). The teacher
plays a basic and important role during the delivering instruction, that encourages
self-directed learning. Instruction can be rather successful by using demonstration,
Socratic method, concept attainment, and cooperative learning, that can be
developed by using some technique such as; simulation, games, individualized
instruction. Educators should be considered that each student is unique and has a
learning capacity, using a combination of different type of teaching method gives
rise to academic achievement and positive classroom environment. Simple meaning
of integrated teaching is a combination of direct and indirect teaching that teacher
should integrate the information by subject in student learning capacity. Integrated
teaching provides the students some benefits such as;

Students can be grouped according to learning needs or cooperative learning

Effective integrated teaching provides opportunities for experience basedlearning
Students can be able to use their prior experience to set up learning
Integrated teaching is student- centered teaching method that provides
opportunities for a cross cultural sharing.
Cooperative Learning

The cooperative learning is a component of integrated teaching, that is a

teaching strategy, small group of students study together in the same task. There
are five outcomes of cooperative learning that provides successful small group
learning. (David Johnson and Roger Johnson (1999)).

Positive interdependence; students take a responsibility for their own and

the group's effort.
Face to face interaction; Students encourage and support each other; the
environment encourages discussion and eye contact.
Individual and group accountability; Each student has responsibility for
studying their part; the group has accountability for meeting its goal.
Group behaviors; Group members achieve direct instruction in the
interpersonal, social, and collaborative skills needed to study with others
occurs.
Group processing; Group members analyze their own and the group's
ability to study together.

Cooperative learning provides the students to be grouped heterogeneously

by academic performance, gender, race, and language differences, that students
are asked to study in heterogeneous groups to figure out the problem and complete
goals. Increasing the opportunity for discussion, learning from other students,
encouraging each other to excel are outcomes of cooperative learning strategy that
provides to enhance the academic achievement.

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Ministry of Education (2003). English for Speakers of Other Languages
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Pigdon, K. & Woolley, M. (1992). The Big Picture. Chap 1 3. Victoria: Eleanor
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Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, R. (1999). Learning together and alone: Cooperative,
competitive, and individualistic learning (5th Ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.