Demonstration Method

The demonstration method is a direct method of instruction. It is referred to as the “show and
tell” method. The teacher simply shows to the students how a thing is done and explains as
he/she demonstrate. For an effective demonstrations, it is necessary that the teacher mentions
the dos and don’ts of the process for emphasis and clarity. It is important that as a teacher
demonstrates a process, he/she cautions students on steps of a skill where students are most
often mistaken or which are most often missed.
It is expected that after the teacher demonstrate of a process, the students are given the
opportunity to demonstrate the process or the skill themselves. However, students should not
expected to demonstrate the process or the skill immediately on their own after the teacher
has shown it. This has to be done gradually . The steps are:

 Teacher demonstrates . – “Watch me and listen to me ”.

 Students demonstrate with scaffolding from teacher . – “Let’s do it together”
 When students can do the process by himself/herself, student demonstrate the skill or
process. – “Do it as I watch”
 Teacher gives more opportunity for practice for skill mastery
 Teacher assesses to determine skill mastery by all students.

Demonstration Method of Teaching

Demonstration method of teaching is a traditional classroom strategy used in technical and

training colleges and in teacher education.

Focus & Structure

Demonstration Strategy focus to achieve psychomotor and cognitive objectives. If we talk about
its structure, it is given in three successive steps:
1. Introduction: In this step objectives of the lesson are stated. The teacher may be called
demonstrator. He demonstrates the activity before the student that is to be developed.
2. Development. Students try to initiate the demonstrated activity. If there is any query
the teacher tries to satisfy them by further demonstration and illustrations.
3. Integration. At this step, the teacher integrates all the activities and then these activities
are rehearsed revised and evaluated.
Advantages of Demonstration Method
1. It helps in involving various sense to make learning permanent
2. Though, teacher behavior is autocratic, he invites the cooperation of pupils in teaching
learning process
3. It develops interest in the learners and motivates them for their active participation
4. It helps in achieving psychomotor objectives
5. Any simple or complex sill becomes easy to understand
Disadvantages of Demonstration Method
1. It can be used only for skills subjects
2. Only the attention of the learners is invited towards the activity demonstrated. They are
not free to discuss about it
 3. Due to poor economic conditions of the government schools, there is scarcity of audio-
visual aids and equipment and the teachers are not so creative to produce handmade
models for demonstration
4. There is a general lack of sincerity and diligence among teachers who wish to complete
the syllabus or syllabi at the earliest without putting sincere efforts

Techniques of Demonstration Teaching

1.Teacher-directed technique

 The teacher commonly presents the demonstration lesson particularly in two special
considerations. First, when there is only one set of materials available for the instructional
purposes that makes it impossible for students to work even in groups. And second, when the
activity requires the handling of harmful materials and delicate, fragile equipment.

2. Student –directed technique

 Students particularly the more capable ones could be thought how to show a demonstration
although it could be done with joint teacher-student participation. The teacher in this particular
case can give the instructions while the selected students follow them.

3.Teacher-student directed technique

 In a more limited sense, the teacher performs the demonstration with the students giving a
helping hand i.e. handing in the materials over to the teacher as he needs them during the
demonstration.

4.Resource speaker-directed technique

 In some other occasions, an invited resource speaker could be the demonstrating teacher
himself. The class may likely welcome this change and besides their teacher may not be in a
position to demonstrate such particular lesson or procedure. The resource speaker may be
found more effective as he can provide the class with the necessary know-what and know-how
in line with his own expertise and special training.

Hands on Learning Approach

Hands-on learning is a form of education in which children learn by doing. Instead of simply
listening to a teacher or instructor lecture about a given subject, the student engages with the
subject matter to solve a problem or create something.

The benefits of hands-on learning

Hands-on is by no means a “new” movement in the classroom. That being said, even today,
many schools find it difficult to incorporate hands-on projects and principles into student work.
This can be a particular challenge for public schools, which often have tight budgets and less
freedom in developing curriculum.

And that’s a real shame, because hands-on learning brings so many benefits to students,
including:

 It is a more engaging way to learn

 It can lead to increased retention
 It can offer practice in problem solving and critical thinking
 It often results in a physical creation
1. Hands-on is another way to learn.
Some children learn best by looking at visuals. Some children learn best by listening to a parent
or teacher speak. And some children learn best by reading and writing about something. These
are called visual, auditory, and reading/writing learning styles, respectively. But there is a fourth
learning style that is easy to overlook: Kinesthetic learning, which is a fancy way of saying
“learning by doing.”

There are a lot of theories about why hands-on learning is so effective. The reality is, there is no
single reason “why.” But one hard-to-argue fact about hands-on learning is this: It is incredibly
engaging.

When students are forced to do something, they are engaged in active learning. They’re
practicing their skills and they’re putting their knowledge to the test. Most importantly, they
are actively creating knowledge, instead of passively consuming it.

In order to create, in order to do, students must be engaged in their education. And
engagement has for years been linked to greater academic success like increased test scores
and greater academic achievements.

2. Hands-on gives students practice.

Beyond simply leading to better engagement, hands-on learning allows students to practice the
skills that they have already learned. As anyone who has ever learned a skill or learned
information can attest to, the more practice you get, the better you will be at that skill, and the
better you will be able to retain the information.

We can, for example, see this in action in many science classes around the country, which pair
traditional study (lecture, discussion, reading) with active learning concepts in lab sessions.
While students may learn about a concept in the classroom, it is by walking through an
experiment in the laboratory that they are able to put that concept into action and gain
practice in actually applying it. This process has been shown to lead to higher retention and a
better understanding in the subject.

3. Hands-on gives students something “real.”

When it comes to education, one of the most difficult things for young children to understand is
why what they are learning is important. They want to know: When will I use this in my life?
Why does it matter?

Incorporating hands-on learning into the classroom or into the home is an easy way for parents
and teachers to show their children exactly how what they are learning can be used in the real
world.

Through hands-on learning, students will often actively create something, whether an essay,
story, piece of art, construction project, or something else. This is something real. It is
something that a student can look at and think: I was able to create this because of what I have
learned and because of the skills that I have practiced. Because of me, it is here.

That realization is incredibly empowering, because it shows students that they can have an
impact on the world around them. It shows them that they can use their education to achieve
something. And it’s a physical embodiment of what they’ve learned.

4. Hands-on lets students be creative.

Creativity is a muscle. Just like other muscles, it needs to be regularly exercised or else it will
become harder and harder to be creative. Hands-on learning gives your child one more
opportunity to exercise their creative skills so that they don’t lose them.
It’s important to note that when people hear the word “creativity,” their minds often go
immediately to subjects like art and music. While these are of course important classes for
children, and should play a role in your child’s education, they’re not the only way that your
child can be creative. Given enough practice, it’s possible for your child to put their creativity to
use in classes as diverse as history, science, and even math.

You might be wondering how that could be. To answer simply: Creativity encourages children
to develop a new way of thinking about something. This new way of exploring a concept or idea
can lead to insights that may otherwise have been hidden. For example, your child may have
learned to complete a math problem in a certain way. But that doesn't mean it’s the only way
that the problem can be solved. A creative student may look at a problem and find a brand new
way of completing it.

Why is hands-on learning important?

The best example comes from attempting to teach someone to ride a bicycle. You can try and
teach them in a classroom, but to actually learn they should go out and actually ride it.

No matter the number of books you read about cycling, you are still likely to fall off the first
time you try. Clearly, in certain situations, hands-on learning is vital.

Hands-on learning in education

It is often hard to properly understand something you have never experienced. This is why
hands-on learning is so important in education - there are now more vocational courses
providing work-based experiences than ever before.

Hands-on learning allows students to directly take on board and understand what is happening,
or how to do something. This is a particularly successful way to teach kinesthetic learners, who
learn best by example.

However, classes such as art, music, woodworking and mechanics are few and far between
these days, which is a shame. These types of classes provide important avenues for both
education and career success, not to mention they motivate students who love hands-on
activities to remain interested in coming to school and learning. They also teach practical
problem solving, and introduce students to highly skilled trades.

Subjects such as Design and Technology (D&T) incorporate many aspects of hands-on learning,
and give children the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and understanding of designing
and making functional products.

D&T is often a misunderstood and misrepresented subject. For many people, including
employers and parents, it is still perceived as a subject they studied when they were at school,
e.g. woodwork or metalwork. But it is vital that pupils develop an understanding of aesthetics
and its role in the design of everyday items and architecture, as well as developing
communication skills through designing and group work.

In reality, it helps to put the T and E into STEM, and within school curriculum time, not as part
of extra-curricular activities.
Preparing your students for the working world

It is vital to nurture creativity and innovation through design, and by exploring the world in
which we all live and work.

The design process is central to project work and as a method of problem solving. Addressing
needs through problem-solving – creativity bounded by constraints, combined with hands-on
practical manufacture, are fundamental skills of an industrial economy.
There is a huge shortage in this country of people to fill jobs in the highly skilled trades. There
are many high-paying jobs for auto mechanics, certified welders for the oil industry,
electricians, and so on. These are jobs that are intellectually challenging, and offer great job
security.

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