An Action Research On The Improvement Of The Lecture Method In A Beginning High School History Teacher

As an important teaching method,lecture method plays a significant role in the history teaching at senior high school.However,since the new curriculum reform,lecture method has been in an unprecedented crisis because of the criticism and misunderstanding of it.In this context,how to correctly use the lecture method has became an urgent problem for every history teacher to face and solve,especially for the beginning teachers.This study combines the action research methodto literature research,classroom observation,classroom observation,interview,case analysis and other research methods to study the problems existed in the course of the application of lecture for the beginning history teachers at high school,aiming at raising the related solutions,correctly applying the lecture method.Meanwhile,it is useful for beginning teachers to reflect and learn from each other and jointly promote the development of history teaching.In the process of action research,the problems were found in the actual teaching through the classroom observation by the researchers,The relevant solutions are developed and applied to the actual teaching after further defining the problem by the in-depth interviews my reflection and cooperation.Meanwhile,the,implementation effect is timely reflected and evaluated,then modify the problem and implement next plan.The specific actions as following:The first round of action research being aimed at the problems in lecture teaching class such as echo what the books say,cannot stimulate students’ learning interest and others,formulates improvement measures through the interview and investigation,and puts them into classroom teaching.It is found that the heuristic lecture method has a certain reference value to solve the above problems.The Second round of action research,through the analysis of the problems such as the teaching difficulty is not prominent and explanation is not thorough,it is found that teachers’ fully preparation of lessons and the assist of historical materials are the keys to solve the problems.The third round of action research,further explores the application of heuristic lecture teaching strategies in classroom and the significance of historical materials for the improvement of students’ ability,contraposing the problems as students’ thoughts are illusory lively,lack of ability to internalization and other issues,and further explore the heuristic teaching strategies in the classroom teaching and the use of historical aid to explain the importance of student ability to improve.In this process of continuous reflection and improvement,the script of the teaching of the status quo has been greatly changed,teacher could grasp the difficulties,distinguish between primary and secondary,and began to consciously concerned about the students,go the students’ and and lesson group teachers’ affirmation.In summary,it is necessary for the beginning history teachers to master the lecture method.Through the summary and reflection of the study of the three rounds of action to draw the following recommendations:It And the following points need to de paid attention in the practical application:fully preparinf lessons;appropriately choosing lecture method by the characteristics of knowledge;establishing a new concept of teaching and e correct professional ideal.