lesson 10 Demonstration in teaching

Demonstration in Teaching

         Demonstration involves showing by reason or proof, explaining or making clear by use of examples or experiments. Put more simply, demonstration means to clearly show.In teaching through demonstration, students are set up to potentially conceptualize class material more effectively as shown in a study which specifically focuses on chemistry demonstrations presented by teachers. Demonstrations often occur when students have a hard time connecting theories to actual practice or when students are unable to understand application of theories.

 Demonstrations are valuable tools for teaching both concrete techniques (skills) and abstract concepts (principles). A good demonstration permits a student to learn by observation, a skill we use innately when learning to talk, walk, and even clap our hands. They can be used to teach techniques like conducting a counseling session, using a computer program, o r drawing blood for analysis

lesson 9 Teaching with Dramatized Experience

Teaching with Dramatized Experiences

Dramatized experience can range from the formal plays,pageants to less formal tableau pantomime, puppets and role-playing.

PLAYS depict life, character, or culture or a combination of all three. 

PAGEANTS  are usually community dramas that are based on local history, presented by local actors.an example is a historical pageant that traces the growth of a school. Play and pantomime require much time for preparation and so cannot be part of everyday classroom program.

A PANTOMIME is the "art of conveying a story through bodily movements only."

A TABLEAU is a picture-like scene composed of people against a background. A tableau is often used to celebrate Independence Day, United Nations Day.

       We learn certain things quickly through an intense dramatic experience. These dramatic experience, most especially role-playing are most effective with lessons in the affective domain.

       A play is a all right but with all the ground we have to cover, we haven't time to use it. We use instead the other forms of dramatic experience that do not need very elaborate preparations.