1. PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY
The National Center for Teacher Education
Lopez, Quezon
Kathrina T. Trañas
BEED III-C
2. NATURE
*Referred to a place for
experimental study in natural
science where chemical
materials were tested,
analyzed, and prepared.
3. NATURE
*Used to designate a teaching
procedure that uses
experimentation with apparatus
and materials.
*to discover or to verify facts
*to study scientific
relationship
4. *Home
economics
*Manual arts
*Physical and
biological
sciences
*Social sciences
*English
*Mathematics
*Vocational
*Commercial
subjects
NATURE
5. NATURE
*defined as a teaching
procedure dealing with first
hand experiences regarding
materials or facts obtained
from investigation or
experimentation.
6. Relation to Other
Methods
*Similar to supervised study.
*Laboratory work is also
synonymous with the
experimental method.
*Also called as research method
7. Relation to Other
Methods
*Learning activities dealing
with original data that lead
to the solution of problems
are planned in the
laboratory.
8. AIMS
The laboratory method furthers three
types of learning namely,
1. information gained through
observation.
2. experimental solution of problems
guided by reflective thinking.
3. acquisition of skill in
manipulation.
9. AIMS
John Walton (1966) gives the following aims
of the laboratory method:
1. to give first hand experience in the
laboratory which may increase student interest.
2. to provide student participation in original
research.
3. to develop skill in the use of laboratory
equipment and instruments.
