Demonstration is a public showing that emphasizes the merits and usefulness of a product, concept, or process. It involves speaking to an audience while showing how something works. Effective demonstration establishes rapport, avoids assuming prior knowledge, focuses on key points, and follows a step-by-step plan. It should be well-prepared, keep students engaged, summarize key ideas, and evaluate student learning to achieve its objectives. Demonstration promotes peer learning, critical thinking, and better outcomes than individual work.

1. DEMONSTRATION
By: Ronilyn I. Ruiz BSED
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2. What is demonstration?
It is “ a public showing and emphasizing of
the salient merits, utility, efficiency of a
product or an article.(according to
Webster’s International Dictionary)
In teaching it is showing how a thing is
done and emphasizing of the salient
merits, utility and efficiency of a
concept, a method or a process or an

3. Instances in Demonstration:
There is an audience
A process of speaking
A process of showing a
product or a method or
proofs.

4. Guiding Principles in Using
Demonstration:
Establish a rapport.
Avoid the COIK ( Clear Only If Known).
Watch for the key points.

5. In planning or preparing for
demonstration, Brown
suggests methodological
procedures by following this
question:
What are the objectives?
How does your class stand with respect
to these objectives?

6. Is there a better way to achieve your
ends?
Do you have access to all the necessary
materials and equipment to make the
demonstration?
Are you familiar with the sequence and
content of the proposed demonstration?
Are the time limits realistic?

7. Several points to observe in
demonstration:
Set the tone for good communication.
Do not wander from the main ideas.
Check to see that your demonstration is
being understood.
Do not hurry your demonstration.

8. Do not drag out the demonstration.
Summarize as you go along and provide
a concluding summary.
Hand out written materials at the
conclusion.

9. Things to be considered in
evaluating classroom
demonstration:
Was your demonstration adequately and
skillfully prepared? Did you select
demonstration skills or ideas? Were the
desired behavioral outcomes clear?
Did you follow the step-by-step plan?

10. Did you make use of additional materials
appropriate to your purposes?
Was the demonstration itself correct?
Was your explanation simple enough so
that most of the students understood
easily?
Did you keep checking to see that all your
students were concentrating on what you
were doing?

11. Could every person see or hear?
Did you help students do their
generalization?
Did you take enough time to demonstrate
the key points?
Did you review and summarize your key
points?

12. Did your students participate in what
you were doing by asking thoughtful
question at the appropriate time?
Did your evaluation of student learning
indicate that your demonstration
achieved its purpose?

13. Advantages of Demonstration:
 It Promotes peer learning and
creates synergy (basically getting a
better outcome with groups than
what would have been produced
with one individual).
 Promotes critical thinking.