FIELD TRIPS

The class room can cover only a small

part of our total life. If the pupils leaving is to become full

and well rounded, the pupils must go beyond the four

walls of the classroom participate in the community and

learn from their experience.

If field trips are to be effective teaching aids, attention

must be given to the following.

The purpose for which the trip is undertaken must

be clearly kept in mind.

The time involved for the trip must be accurately

estimated.

Students should be prepared for the trip.

Evaluating the trip after it is computed is very

essential.

Permission fro the head of the institution to take

the class out must be obtained.

Field trips are first hand experiences to places of

scientific importance. They arise from direct learning

situations. They play the same role in the learning of

science as do experiments and demonstration.

The Five steps in the conduct of field trips are:

1. Planning.

Planning is the initial step which is deterring the

future course of action. The proposed site should

be surveyed well in advance. Dale and time

should be decided, mode of travelling should be

travelling should be booked at the earliest.

Expected expense per student should be

calculated.

2. Preparation.

The aim of visit should be made clear to the

pupils. Places of scientific Interest, duties and

responsibilities of each pupil should be made

definite. Permission of the places to be visited

should be secured well in advance. Permission of

parents for the field trip should be obtained before

the commencement of the programme.

3. Execution

This step is concerned with the execution of the

plan ie, undertaking the activity, completing and

searching the results. If any unavoidable things

may happen, it is necessary to collect contact

telephone numbers of school personal to inform

them at the earliest. Here, teacher should act as a

guide.

4. Follow up.

Follow- up work will ascertain about the planning

and organization aspects of the field trip. Pupils

may be asked to write a report display materials

collected during field trip. Follow- up will be use

full in reviewing the role of each member.

5. Evaluation.

It is an essential and important stage in a field trip.

After the field trip, pupils must review their work

and try to see what mistakes they have committed

in execution. Thus is a stage of self criticism by

the pupils, which helps the teacher to improve the

future planning effectively.

Advantages.

Field trips act as follow- up experiences

Field trips should be for review and drill.

During field trip all senses are brought into

action.

Field trips awaken many interests that lass

room work cannot arouse.

Field trip is the study of actual object and

objects stimulate more curiosity that do

ideas.

Field trip permits a class to engage in

activities that are too noisy or too violent.

Field trips are generally much more

closely related to the out – of- school

experiences of young people than an the

experiences gained in the class room.

Reference.

Science Education- Theoretical Base of

Teaching & pedagogic analysis- Dr. T. M

Mollykutty.