On the Connotation and Characteristics of Pre-determinative Teaching

Pre-determinative teaching is a kind of teaching activity aimed at improving efficiency of teaching by designing the objectives, contents, methods, means and organizational forms of the teaching activity purposely, which follows certain laws of teaching. The substance of pre-determinative teaching lies in seeking to be more scientific, and making teaching activity go by its inherent laws. Since ancient times, educationalists all have been attaching great importance to making a thorough inquiry into teaching laws, and embodying pre-determinative teaching through teaching principles and links etc. Pre-determinative teaching is mainly characterized by directing towards objectives, sealing the content, controlling the teaching course and teaching by strict program etc. Pre-determinative teaching and generative teaching are relatively unified and complementary. Besides, they are contradictory and opposite to some extent. Teaching tact will come into being when they encounter in the circumstances of teaching and learning.