Field trip is an educational trip in which students are expected to visit the natural setting and obtain firsthand information by observing places, objects, phenomena.
It is a type of learning that takes place in natural setting.
It is a concrete and realistic method of teaching and learning.
2. DEFINITION
Field trip is an educational trip in which students
are expected to visit the natural setting and obtain
firsthand information by observing places, objects,
phenomena.
It is a type of learning that takes place in natural
setting.
It is a concrete and realistic method of teaching and
learning.
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3. Purposes of Field Trip
Field trip is organized for various purposes. Some of
them are listed below.
It helps to Provide opportunity to the students to
explore real life situations, which acts as firsthand
information.
Supplement the teaching in the classroom.
Verify the information obtained in classroom
environment.
Cultivate skills of observation among the students.
Develop positive attitude toward objects and
phenomena in the nature.
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4. Objectives of field trip:
1. To apply theory into practice.
2. To evaluate the result of new practice.
3. To enrich the classroom instructions.
4. To develop observational skills.
5. To improve social interaction among the students.
6. To refresh students knowledge.
8. To obtain a baseline data.
9. To develop creativity skill among students.
10. To obtain primary observation.
11. To see the practice demonstrated.
12. To see the students level of accomplishment.
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5. Organization of field trip:
1. Determine the specific aims of the field trips the students and teacher
should be clear with objectives and purpose of trip.
2. Determine of suitable place to visit and collect information regarding
the place to be visited from various sources.
3. Necessary permission for the trip to be secured from concerned
authorities.
4. Affordable cost of expenditure should be secured.
5. Organization committee students should be formed to organize the
trip.
6. Teacher should work as a guide and should correlate the knowledge
gained in the school and with field trip.
7. Evaluation of field trip to be done on return from the journey.
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6. Advantages of field trips
1. Observation of active participation with reality.
2. Opportunity for co-operative group work and sharing responsibilities.
3. Enable the students to develop self confidence.
4. Permits comparison between reality and theory.
5. Develop qualities of observation and decisionmaking.
6. Ensure close contacts with reality.
7. It increases the variability.
8. Permits evaluation of degree to which educational objectives are attained.
9. It is a good method for individual motivation.
10. It is the most concrete and most real visual technique which help students
to gain actual meaning to compact tendency of abstractness and simulate
correct thinking.
11. It gives relief from monotonous life of classroom.
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8. Definition
Workshop is a large number of people
belonging to a particular of discipline or allied
disciplines collect together together to take up
specific issues and problem for making
recommendations for future action.
2. Workshop is a making of people to work
together is small groups upon problem which
are of concern to them and relevant to them in
their own spheres of activity and a find suitable
solutions.
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11. Advantages of workshop:
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1. Training programme helps to reach the aim of
educational point.
2. It improves learning activities.
3. It used to realize the higher cognitive and
psychomotor objectives.
4. In-service teachers are introduced to new practices
and innovations.
5. It develops the feeling of cooperation and group work.
6. It provides the opportunity and situation to develop
the individual capacities of teacher.
7. It used for developing and improving professional
efficiency.
12. Disadvantages of workshop:
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1. It is time consuming.
2. It needs constant supervision.
3. It needs manpower and enough material.
4. It is mostly learning activity.
21. Disadvantages:
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1. It requires much preparation and
investment.
2. It cannot be used frequently or widely.
3. It cannot lend itself to all topics.
4. Most visitors seek amusement in competing
events rather than education.