Lesson 10. Demonstrations in Teaching

Demonstration was the fourth stage of the Dale's Cone.

"Good demonstration is good communication." 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. to plan and prepare adequetly for a demonstration, we first determine our goals, the materials we need, our steps, and rehearse. In the actual conduct of the demonstration itself we see to it that we: 1) get and sustain the interest or 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 and 6) hand out written materials at the end of the demonstration.