Field Trips
Field Trips
Field Trips
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Synonyms for the term field trip - Tour ,Excursion, Educational trip.
DEFINITION:
According to Hedger Ken Field trip may be defined as "an educational procedure but which the
student studies first hand objects and materials in their natural environment.
According to Basawanthappa a field trip is defined as "A planned and supervised visit of a group
of outside the normal classroom to get the first hand educational experience".
The field trip is probably the oldest visual aid, having been used centuries ago by the early Greek
teachers who told their classes to the natural situation for first hand knowledge.
TYPES OF FIELD TRIPS
Depending on the place of visit and its duration field trips are mainly of the following four types,
namely
- Local School Trips.
- Community Trips
- Educational Trips
a) Local school trips: It is a trip with in the school and its immediate by neighbours to acquaint
students about the potential of learning from the immediate environment.
A School Trip is essential for fresh students to know the geography of school, facilities
and services available in the school, and introduction with the school personnel's and staff.
Eg: Taking student to the school library to know the rules and regulations, drawing bodes
and library coquettes.
b) Community trip: It is the trip made to a nearby place of educational interest and it requires
some hours or a complete day.
Eg:- A trip to the local zoo.
A trip to the local science museum.
A trip to the local branch of a voluntary organization
A trip to the national Institute of Nutrition.
c) Educational trip: It is a trip made to a distant place requiring more than one day.
0 A trip to a far -off historical city to see the important land mark and far off national
institutions.
0 A trip to see a dam and the areas to which water circulated.
0 A trip to sewage plant 0 A trip to water purification plant
0 A visit to nearby district hospital. 0 Sheltered workshop
The class period following field trip should be used for an open discussion. This can be done by
means of student's reports discussion and evaluation of reports and questions by students and
teacher.
Collection and display of the learning material collected during the trip.
To relate the field trip gains, with the learning units in the syllabus.
To extend the learning from the field trip in the form preparations of projects, reports, models etc.
Testing the gains from the educational trip using questions and opinions.
Field trip provides learning experience in the real life situation by direct contact with
objects process and systems and thus h. many advantages which are enumerated as follows:
It provides accurate information objects, process, and systems in their real life setting.
It provides meaningful direct experience and hence result in lasting learning.
The students learning can be easily diverted towards effective learning.
Field trips are valuable aids to what students are curious about the natural and man-made
process and objects.
Field trips can be effectively supplemented the classroom learning through application
and reviewing the experience of student.
Field trips provide an opportunity to utilize all their senses for earning. It develops the
proper attitude and social skills among student.
BIBILIOGRAPHY
1. Textbook Of Nursing Education by D ElakkuvanaBhaskara Raj Emmess ,Medical
Publishers, pg.no.70-220.
2. Textbook of Nursing Education by Neerja, Jaypee Brothers Publishers, pg.no.250-326.
3. Nursing Education by B.T. Basavanthappa,Jaypee Brothers, Medical Publishers,
pg.no:335-415