Field Trip Strategy

It was introduce in the year 1827 by Georgy Shillibeer.

What is a field trip?
It is a teaching strategy outside the regular classroom, where we get more and better information about a particular topic.

Features:

1. facilitates the learning of abstract concepts
2. motivates students(through increased interest and curiosity)
3. increase social interaction
4. develops social awareness

Purpose:

1. enhance the curriculum
2. give students  experiential learning experiences
3. concrete skills
4. make learning more meaningful and memorable

Types:

1. Instructional trips:
2.  School contest/festival:
3. Motivational trips

Steps involved:

• Trips selection
• logistics planning
• field trips preparation(per-trip, discussion)
• the field trip
• post field trip
• evaluation of trip

Advantages:

• real world experiences
• increase in quality of education
• improvement of the social relation

Disadvantages:
 

• Expensive
• Time consuming
• Lack of support from school administration fort he field trip
• Poor student’s behavior and attitude
• Shortage of resources and choice of venue
• Medical risk