Field trip

Field trip strategy

Field trip was introduced in 1827 by George Shilibees for a Quarter School at Abney Pared in Slode Newington, London, United Kingdom.

Definition-A field trip is a visit to a place outside the regular classroom designed to achieve certain objectives which cannot be achieve by using other means..

Features of field trip

•   It facilitate the learning of abstract concepts.
•   It motivates students through increased interest and curiosity.
•   It increases student-student and student-teacher social interaction.
•   Develops social awareness.

Purpose of field trip

•   It enhance the curriculum.
•   Renewal by saving from boredom and refreshing.
•   Give students experiential learning experiences.
•   Concrete skills such as note taking.
•   Involvement in real world experience makes learning more meaningful and memorable.
•   It helps students appreciate the relevance and importance of what they learn in the class.

Types of field trip

1.       Instructional trips- It is a visit by the class or group of classes to a location outside the regular classroom.

2.       School contest of festivals- It is to provide an opportunity for student s to demonstrate knowledge and skills developed through subject area instruction.

3.       Motivation trips- it is going out with our own interest and it provide a motivational initiative for the school, clubs, class and it is related to improving the school climate. 

Steps involved

Her e there are six steps involved which are as follows;

•        Trip selection.
•        Logistics planning.
•        Field trip preparation or pre-trip discussion.
•     The Field Trip.
•        Post field trip.
•        Evaluation of the trip.

And this strategy is having advantages and the disadvantages which are as follows;

Advantages

•   Real world experience.
•   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