2. Laboratory method
- Is defined as a teaching
procedure dealing with
firsthand experiences
regarding materials or facts
obtained from investigation
or experimentation
3. Types
Experimental
the experimental type aims to train
pupils in acquisition of information
and motor skill
- Observational
the acquisition of facts is the
dominant aim of method
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5. Introductory step for orientation and
motivation
This steps includes determination of the work to
be done
- Work period
When all the pupils may be working on the same
problem or on different problems of their own,
this becomes a supervised work period
-Culminating activities
After completion or near completion of the work,
the class may get together to discuss and
organize their individual findings
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6. advantages
-it is learning by doing
-impressions through several senses
make learning more effective
- Undergoing actual experience is more
vivid and what one learns by the
laboratory method is retained longer.
Reality is more vivid than any symbol;
and
- It is a direct preparation for life
7. disadvantages
It is an uneconomical way of learning the
lecture demonstration may be substituted
for better results;
- It becomes mechanical at times;
- The expensive apparatus sometimes does
not justify results; and
- Loss of time occurs due to indiscriminate
overuse of the method
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