Learning By Teaching - Learning By Teaching By Martin (LdL) - The LdL Approach - Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages and Disadvantages

Most teachers using the method do not apply it in all their classes or all the time. They state the following advantages and disadvantages:

Advantages

• Student work is more motivated, efficient, active and intensive due to lowered inhibitions and an increased sense of purpose
• By eliminating the class division of authoritative teacher and passive audience, an emotive solidarity is obtained.
• Students may perform many routine tasks, otherwise unnecessarily carried out by the instructor
• Next to subject-related knowledge students gain important key qualifications like
  • teamwork
  • planning abilities
  • reliability
  • presentation and moderation skills
  • self-confidence

Disadvantages

• The introduction of the method requires a lot of time.
• Students and teachers have to work more than usual.
• There is a danger of simple duplication, repetition or monotony if the teacher does not provide periodic didactic impetus.