Which of the following activities is considered part of the post-active phase…
2025
Which of the following activities is considered part of the post-active phase of teaching?
- A.
Distribution of teaching strategies
- B.
Diagnosis of the learners
- C.
Changing the strategies in terms of evidences gathered
- D.
Sequencing the elements of content for presentation
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Correct answer: C
Concept: The teaching process is commonly divided into three phases — the pre-active phase (planning, before teaching begins: selecting objectives, choosing and sequencing content, and deciding/allocating teaching strategies), the interactive phase (the live teaching-learning exchange: presenting content, diagnosing learners' needs, questioning, reinforcement), and the post-active phase (evaluation, after teaching ends: judging whether objectives were achieved and revising the approach based on the evidence collected).
Application: The question asks which activity is classified under the post-active phase. In this three-phase model, evaluating how the teaching went and revising the approach for the future is the defining task of the post-active phase. "Changing the strategies in terms of evidences gathered" is exactly this look-back, evidence-based revision, which is why it is classified as post-active rather than as a planning or in-lesson activity.
Cross-check — classifying the other activities:
Deciding which teaching strategies to use and allocating them is a planning task carried out before teaching begins, which places it in the pre-active phase.
Diagnosing learners' needs while presenting and questioning them during the lesson is part of the live teaching exchange, which places it in the interactive phase.
Deciding the order in which content elements will be presented is a planning task finalised before the lesson is delivered, which places it in the pre-active phase.
So among the four offered activities, only "changing the strategies in terms of evidences gathered" is classified under the post-active phase, since it is the look-back evaluative revision that follows teaching rather than a planning or in-lesson action.