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- 1. EXCURSION AND FIELD TRIP Submitted to Mrs. Sushama Prabha L Lecturer in NaturalScience Submitted by Avasin R NaturalScience Submitted on 20.7.2015
- 2. INDEX Sl No Contents Page No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Introduction Excursion and Field Trip Values of Excursion and Field Trip Organizing a Field Trip Advantages of Excursion and Field Trip Disadvantages of Excursion and Field Trip Conclusion Reference 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- 3. INTRODUCTION Field trip and excursion are interchangeably used in educational literature.But in strict sense they are different.An excursion is school journey involving any organized travel made by teachers and students primarily with an educational motive in mind.Field trips are organized visits of teachers and students to immediate or distant places to enrich learning experiences and to further instructional purposes of regular classroom activities.The field trip is distinguished by its concentration on learning particular aspects.Hence the success is judged by the fulfillment of pre-determined goals. Education is not confined to classroom teaching.Life in the classroom can cover only a small part of our total life.If learning is to result in the total development of the learners, must go beyond our school walls in to the community as students and as working participants. The chief purpose of fieldtrip is to give students first hand experiences that cannot be had in the classroom.Students can see things ,hear things ,handle things and can examine them minutely.Hence fieldtrip is an outdoor lesson in action.Many objects and phenomena can be studied best in their natural setting. Fieldtrip provide opportunities for learning through the use of many techniques other than in the classroom with the community,it develops better social awareness and social skills development in pupils.In short fieldtrip provide enough raw materials that would promote of senses, knowledge, emotions and skills.
- 4. EXCURSION AND FIELD TRIP An Excursion is a trip by a group of people,usually made for leisure,education,or physical purposes.It is often an adjunct to a longer journey or visit to place sometimes for other purposes.It is a short journey or trip especially one taken as a leisure activity.It is a movement of something along a path or through an angle. Short excursions for education or for observations of natural phenomena are called field trips.One day educational field studies are often made by classes as extracurricular exercises. eg. to visit natural or geographical features.
- 5. VALUES OF FIELD TRIP AND EXCURSION 1. Excursion gives first hand experiences. 2. It supplements and enriches classroom teaching 3. It creates spirit of scientific enquiry. 4. Fieldtrip gives training in observation. 5. Stimulates interest in nature and learning. 6. It correlates the school life with the outside world. 7. Provides opportunities for utilizing community resources. 8. Excursion gives relief from the routine classroom work. 9. It develops qualities like leadership, co-operation, good public relation, self-confidence, etc. 10. Field trips also provides opportunities for bringing out talents and tastes.
- 6. ORGANISING A FIELD TRIP To be effective, the trip must be planned carefully, otherwise it will be just wastage of time, energy and money.The following are the stages involved in the completion of a field trip: 1. A felt need: The purpose of the journey should be clear to students. They should have a clear understanding of why they are going out, where to and what exactly they might be expected to do. 2. Selecting a suitable place and securing the permission from the resource centre. 3. Listing out specific objectives. 4. Planning and preparation. 5. Conducting the actual field trip or excursion. 6. Consolidating the results and taking up follow up activities: The trip must be followed by discussion, reports or even a written test. The fieldtrip should not be taken as a pleasure trip, though it is a sort of an enjoyable activity. School –authorized, teacher-planned, curriculum integrated field trips can provide the most concrete and the most real learning experience.
- 7. ADVANTAGES OF EXCURSION AND FIELD TRIP 1. They provide direct source of knowledge and acquaint the student with first hand information. 2. They provide an opportunity to the student for development of his aesthetic sense. 3. By such excursion students become interested in the exploration of their environment. 4. They help to develop in students a love for nature and to acquaint them with the real happiness in the outside world. 5. It helps in development of power of observations, exploration, judgment and drawing inferences, problem solving ability of students. 6. It helps in developing qualities of resourcefulness, self-confidence, Initiative and leadership amongst students. 7. It helps in developing cooperative attitude and various others. 8. It helps in proper utilization of leisure. 9. It motivates the students for self study and self activity. 10. It helps in the development of creative faculties of the students.
- 8. DISADVANTAGES OF EXCURSION AND FIELD TRIP Field trips and excursion are aimed at giving students better understanding of certain issues. However,the following disadvantages always threaten to ruin the learning experience. 1. Lack of chaperones: students of younger ages are not able to correctly interact with the environment and other members of the society without supervision. This means without chaperons, the trip may end up being unsuccessful. 2. Budgatery constraints: a field trip may require travel from o ne region to another. This means the school or parents will have to take care of transportation costs and meal costs. These may all amount to too much expenses. 3. Safety concerns: when students are out of school, they may come in to contact with harmful substances like toxic chemicals or hazardous equipment. Keeping them safe from these things may present quite a challenge. 4. Student behavior: On field trips and excursions, students normally get a sense of freedom which may lead them to misbehave. This can create an unpleasant experience for those in charge and those they interact with.
- 9. CONCLUSION Field trips and excursions allow the students to learn outside of the classroom. Many field trips and excursions combine educational content with team building activities, such as working together to clean a stream that has been polluted. Infact, it is often a good idea to go on a excursion early in the school year to help create a bond between the students. It is a way to bring the students closer together. A good field trip and excursion supplements the curriculum and it offers the opportunity to teach the students something new.A field trip and excursion can create a rewarding and exciting learning experience for a student.
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