3. DEDUCTIVE METHOD
โข A Deductive approach to instruction is a
more teacher-centered approach . This
means that the teacher gives the students
a new concept ,explains it and then has
the students practice using the concept.
โข The Deductive approach is teacher
dominated . It begins with abstract rules,
generalization, principle and ends with
specific examples and concrete details.
Aristotle (384-322 BCE)
Inductive-Deductive Model
General Principles
1) Induction
2) Deduction
Observed Phenomena
From observations one proceeds by inductive
inference(1) to General Principles which explain
the observations in virtue of the fact that those
same observations can be deduced (2) from the
principles.
4. OBJECTIVES OF DEDUCTIVE METHOD
โข Teacher -dominated approach.
โข It begins with the abstract rule, generalization,principle and end with
specific examples and concrete details.
โข Cover a wide scope of subject matter.
โข Learning is passive process, the learners do not take part in the
generation of conclusion or generalization.
โข Drill or exercises come after the explanation of the rule or principle.
5. STEPS OF DEDUCTION APPROACH
STEPS OF DEDUCTIVE APPROACH
Understanding the Problem
Collecting Information
Reviewing the relevant principles or rules or laws or formulae etc.
Applying Relevant rules to case in hand
Drawing Inferences
Verifying the rules by applying to new instances.
6. EXAMPLES
Deductive Reasoning
โข Proposed by Aristotle.
โข Uses general principle to construct
specific results.
โข It begins with generalization.
โข Generally ,conclusions are drawn from 2
statements,
First statement is general principle
(major premise)
Second statement is the minor premise .
Third statement is the conclusion.
โข All planets revolve around the sun.
โข Earth is a planet.
โข Therefore it revolves around sun.
7. โข All living things are made up of cells (general principle)
โข Elephant is a living thing. (minor premise)
โข Therefore, Elephant is made up of cells(conclusion)
8. ADVANTAGES OF DEDUCTIVE METHOD
โข Time saving.
โข Coverage of a wider scope of subject matter.
โข It helps learners' higher order thinking skill.
โข Allow more time for practice and application.
โข Lesson is straight to the point.
โข Many rules can be more explicitly and quickly explained.
โข It is adequate and advantageous method for the revision of topic.
9. DISADVANTAGES
โข It is not a scientific method.
โข There is less involvement on the part of the learners thus the learning
should not be a active process .
โข Lesson appears uninteresting.
โข Not suitable for development of thinking,reasoning and discovery.
โข Encourages the belief that learning a language is simply a case of
knowing the rules.
โข Passive and boring lesson.
โข Teacher centered -( one way communication )
