A Study of "Ability and Achievement" Theories : An Approach through the Reflective Teaching

Abstract

In 1978 Koshi Saito remarked that today's "Ability and Achievement" issues are caused by deteriorated school conditions in which the number of children who cannot keep up with their classes in the primary subjects in the jammed classroom has been increasing. And now we still have such problems in the classroom as the teacher with no intention to improve himself and students with no interest in the primary subject. Therefore, it is imperative for us to research into how the teacher should develop his teaching ability to help children develop their scholastic ability. This paper proves that "reflection in action," or the method of the reflective teaching may have the teacher recognize the significance of study of his/her major and, accordingly, develop his/her children's ability.