Many schools featured in today's sharing sessions have found that the integration of drama, peer teaching and issues encountered in daily life helps motivate students to learn.
A peer teaching project has been used by Tsang Pik Shan Secondary School's physical education department since last year. Teacher Chau Chi-kong said the programme helped deal with the students' wide range of abilities.
He said that while the weaker students could benefit from peer teaching, those who were more capable increased their depth of knowledge by reiterating what they had learned.
'For example, the basketball student-teachers were made to question the rationale behind the different types of techniques they had to practise and how they could be taught. This motivated them to surf the Internet and read books on the subjects,' Chau said.
After experiencing the difficulty of teaching pupils who were not paying attention, the students also became more considerate, Chau said, adding that they showed more respect for their teachers and their communication skills improved.
At PLK Chee Jing Yin Primary School (AM Section) the best classes in Primary Five and Six were chosen for the project 'Creative Drama in Life'. Twelve teachers and the Chung Ying Theatre Company taught the students to act on stage and write scripts based on fairy tales and folk stories.
