DISTINGUISH BETWEEN TEACHING AND INSTRUCTION

What is teaching?

According to Nwachi (1991), define teaching as the process of imparting knowledge from one person to another and guiding of some one to behave in a particular manner.

Teaching is a process that explains how some thing is done and it can be formal or informal. Formal that is when it occurs in class room setting while informal is when its takes place out side school settings (Conner, 2015).

Teaching is more complex in nature and its deals with different techniques, strategies, approach that will facilitate learning.  

What is instruction?

Instruction simply means giving direction i.e instructing some one on what to do and how to do it. It makes the leaner dependent on the teacher (instructor). There is need to understand an instruction and also follow it strictly in order to accomplish a task. Instruction is not as complex as teaching (Conner)

Differences between Teaching and Instruction    

1.      Instruction is primarily concerned with the development and imparting of knowledge and understanding in the leaner about something, a system or a process (Aggarwal, 2005). While teaching is not only concern with development and understand but also involves technique, Strategy, Approach that will facilitate learning (Conner 2015).

2.      Instruction is the process where by the environment of the learner is deliberately managed to enable him or her to learn, to exhibit certain behaviors under specific condition (Brunner 1966) while teaching deals will all the domain of pupils behaviors i.e. cognitive, affective behaviors  e.t.c (Oladosu, 2009).

3.      Instruction is an intentional facilitation of learning toward identified learning goals which may not required a live teacher because it can be mediated by instructional materials, text books e.t.c. (Smith and Ragan, 1999) while the process of teaching involve a live teacher as a fundamental requirement  (Oladosu, 2009).

4.      Teaching is a process that involves how something is done while instruction is telling how something is done i.e. giving instruction.

5.      Teaching deals with the over all development of an individual while instruction works for skills development.

6.      Teaching is a method that allowed the teacher to instruct the learner without necessary imposing any thing on the learner while in instruction; the learner must obey the command i.e. Instruction (Oladosu, 2009).

7.      Instruction stresses on acquisition of skills while teaching stresses on teaching from concrete to abstract, simple to complex etc (Jekayinfa, 2009).

Conclusion

Teaching explains how to do something and instruction is an action that tells the leaner what to do and what not to do but both can be used interchangeable in education.       

References

ü  Aggarwal, J. C. (2005). Principle, Method and Technique of Teaching. New Delhi: vikes Publishing House PVT Ltd.

ü  Brunner,J.S. (1966). Towards a theory of instruction. Massachusset: Harvard University Press.

ü  Conner, S. (2015). What is the difference between Teaching and Instruction? www.Education.blurtit.com  retrieved at 10pm on 20-08-2016. 

ü  Jekayinfa, .A.A. (2009). Fundaments of instructional method, Ilorin. Olive Production Ltd. Page 1-2.

ü  Nwachi, C. C. (1991). Sociology of Education. Obosi Pacific College Press.

ü  Oladosu, A.G. (2009). Concept in Education. In I.O. Abimbola and A.O.Abolade (eds). Fundamental Principles and practice of instruction. Ilorin. Bamidex Printing Press. Page 82-92.

ü  Smith, P.L and Ragan, T.J (1999). in instructional design, 2^nd ed. New York: John wiley and sons, Inc.