Demonstration

Method
Demonstration as teaching method
Demonstration or rally
Demonstration of a product
Demostration
A public showing and emphasizing of
the salient merits, utility, efficiency,
etc., of an article or product.
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 attitude.
ELEMENTS OF
DEMONSTRATION
AUDIENCE
A PROCESS OF SPEAKING
PROCESS OF SHOWING THE
PRODUCT .
GUIDING PRINCIPLES TO
OBSERVE IN USING
DEMONSTRATION AS A
TEACHING-LEARNING
EXPERIENCE
(Edgar Dale)

Establish Rapport.
Avoid COIK fallacy(Clear
Only If Known).
Watch for key points.

Methodical procedures in planning
and preparing for demonstration
1. What are our objectives?
2. How does your class stand with
respect to this objectives?
3. Is there a better way to achieve your
ends?
4. Do you have access to all materials
and equipment to make the
demonstration?

5. Are you familiar with the sentence
and content of the proposed
demonstration?
6. Are the time limits realistic?
POINTS TO OBSERVE IN
DEMONSTRATION (DALE)
Set the tone for good
communication.
Keep your demonstration simple.
Do not wander from the main ideas.
Check to see that your
demonstration is being understood.
Do not hurry your demonstration.
Summarize as you go along and
provide a concluding summary.
Hand out written materials at the
conclusion.

QUESTIONS
TO ASK TO
EVALUATE
YOUR
CLASSROOM
DEMONSTRA
-TION
Was your demonstration adequately
and skillfully prepared?
Did you follow the step by step plan?
Did you make use of additional
materials appropriate to your purposes?
Was the demonstrator itself correct?
Did you keep checking to see that all
your students were concentrating on
what you were doing?
Could every person see or hear?
Did you help students do their own
generalizing?
Did you review and summarize
the key points?
Did your students participate
by asking thoughtful questions
at the appropriate time?
Did your evaluation of student
learning indicate that your
demonstration achieve its
purpose?