2. THE DEFINITION
THE TERM DRILL AND PRACTICE IS DEFINED AS A METHOD OF INSTRUCTION CHARACTERIZED BY
SYSTEMATIC REPETITION OF CONCEPTS, EXAMPLES, AND PRACTICE PROBLEMS. DRILL AND
PRACTICE IS A DISCIPLINED AND REPETITIOUS EXERCISE, USED AS A MEAN OF TEACHING AND
PERFECTING A SKILL OR PROCEDURE.
• LIM, CHAP SAM, KEOW NGANG TANG, AND LIEW KEE KOR “DRILL AND PRACTICE IN LEARNING (AND BEYOND).” ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SCIENCES
OF LEARNING. WEB. 3 JULY 2016. <HTTP://LINK.SPRINGER.COM/REFERENCEWORKENTRY/10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_706>.
3. EXAMPLES OF
WHERE
DRILL AND
PRACTICE
MAY BE USED
SCHOOLS USE THIS METHOD TO
BUILD A MEMORY INTO FACULTY AND
STUDENTS IN THE EVENT OF FIRE,
TORNADO, OR OTHER MATTERS
WHERE ADRENALINE AND STRESS CAN
SLOW OR DISABLE COGNITIVE
THOUGHT
ADDITION, SUBTRACTION AND
MULTIPLICATION TABLES FOR THE
PURPOSE OF MEMORIZATION.
4. DRILL AND PRACTICE IN SPORTS
• SPORTS TEAMS USE THIS METHOD TO IMPROVE THE REACTION TIME OF
ATHLETES WHERE IN COMPETITION MILI-SECONDS CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE
OF POINTS OR PENALTIES
5. THE U.S. ARMY
DRILL TEAM
• OUR ARMED FORCES USE THIS
METHOD OF TEACHING TO
IMPROVE MUSCLE MEMORY AND
TO BUILD COHESIVENESS IN A
GROUP OR TEAM SETTING
6. HOW IS THIS STRATEGY IN A
CLASSROOM?
• DRILL-AND-PRACTICE, LIKE MEMORIZATION, INVOLVES REPETITION OF SPECIFIC
SKILLS AND SHOULD BE USED FOR BUILDING MORE MEANINGFUL LEARNING
• THIS METHOD OF TEACHING SHOULD BE USED FOR MORE BASIC LEARNING AND
NOT FOR MORE ABSTRACT THOUGHT
• A GREAT METHOD OF USING THIS METHOD IS COMPUTER ASSISTED
INSTRUCTION OR (CAI). THE BENEFIT IS THAT IT CAN BE TAILORED TO AN
INDIVIDUALS NEEDS TO HELP STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.
COMPUTER GAMES ARE AVAILABLE TO AID IN THIS METHOD OF TEACHING TO
KEEP IT FUN, INTERESTING AND PROVIDE CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK
7. PROS AND CONS
ADVANTAGES
• SUCCESSFUL WHEN TEACHING
STUDENTS A SPECIFIC TECHNIQUE
• BENEFICIAL IN MEMORIZATION
• A METHOD TO HONE SKILLS THAT
NEED REPETITION FOR
IMPROVEMENT.
• STUDENTS CAN USE THIS TECHNIQUE
WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR SHARED
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
DISADVANTAGES
• THIS METHOD CAN BE SEEN AS
BORING AND MONOTONOUS IF
OVERUSED OR NOT STRUCTURE
PROPERLY
• NOT EFFECTIVE WHEN STUDENTS ARE
NOT PREPARED
• TYPICALLY FOR MORE BASIC
KNOWLEDGE
• HAS BEEN USED AS A METHOD TO
IMPROVE TEST SCORES AT THE
EXPENSE OF LEARNING
Mohommed, Zakieh. “The Advantages & Disadvantages of Practice & Drills in Teaching.”
seattlepi. Demand Media, 2016. Web. 3 July 2016.
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