LESSON 10

DEMONSTRATION IN
TEACHING
“Good demonstration is good communication”
Like role-playing and pantomime of the dramatized
experiences, demonstration is also something very handy.
It requires no elaborate preparation and yet as effective
as the other instructional materials when done properly.
• You are invited to a demonstration of a new
product

In the demonstration of a
new product, the speaker
shows the product, tells all
the good things about the
product to promote it in
order to convince the
audience that the product
is worth buying.
• You join activists in a
demonstration or rally.

In the activists
demonstration, the activists
air their grievances and
publicly denounce the acts
of a person or of an
institution, like government,
against whom they
demonstrating.
• A master teacher is asked to do demonstration
teaching on a teaching strategy.

When a master is
asked to do
demonstration
teaching on a
teaching strategy,
she shows to the
audience how to use
a teaching strategy
effectively.
The three instances of demonstration

 Audience
 A process of speaking
 A process of showing a product or method
The guiding principles must we observe in using
demonstration as a teaching-learning
experience. Edgar Dale (1969)

1. Establish rapport.
2. Avoid the COIK fallacy
3. Watch for key points
 A good demonstration is an audio-visual
presentation. It is not enough that the teacher
talks. To be effective, his/her demonstration
must be accompanied by some visuals.
 In the actual conduct of the demonstration
itself we see to that we:
1. Get and sustain the interest of our audience
2. Keep our demonstration simple, focused and
clear
3. Do not hurry nor drag out the demonstration
4. Check for understanding in the process of
demonstration
5. Conclude with a summary
6. Hand out written materials at the end of the
demonstration