Demonstration in Teaching

                                                                    Demonstration in Teaching

1.         PLANNING AND PREPARING FOR DEMONSTRATION (BROWN 1969)

1. What are our objectives?

2. How does your class stand with respect to these objectives.

 3. Is their a better way to achieve your ends?

 4. Do you have access to all the necessary materials and equipment to make the demonstration?

5. Are you familiar with the sequence and content of proposed demonstration? 6. Are the time limits realistic?

2.. You have planned and rehearsed your demonstration, your materials and equipment are ready, you have prepared your students, then you can proceed to the demonstration itself.(Dale 1969)

1. Set the tone for good communication. Get and keep your audience’s interest.

2. Keep your demonstration simple.

3. Do not wander from the main ideas.

4.Check to see your demonstration is being understood.

5. Do not hurry your demonstration.

6.Do not drag out the demonstration.

7.Summarize as you go along and provide a concluding summary.

 8. Hand out written materials at the conclusion.

3. Did you keep checking to see that all your students were concentrating on what you were doing.

 Was your explanation simple enough so that most of the students understood it easily?

 Was the demonstration itself correct?

 Did you make use of additional materials appropriate to your purposes?

  Did you follow the step-by-step plan?

  Was your demonstration adequately and skillfully prepared?

 What questions can you ask to evaluate your classroom demonstration? Dale(1969):

14.  Did your evaluation of student learning indicate that your demonstration achieved his purpose?

Did your students participate in what you were doing by asking thoughtful questions at the appropriate time?  Did you review and the key points?  Did you take enough time to demonstrate the key points?  Did you help students do their own generalizing?  Could every person see and hear?