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Notes 6. Beauty sensations are developed in students from natural, geographic and historical excursion.
7. Social qualities of work in groups and team spirit develop in students from educational excursion.
Students have the opportunity to internal activity.
Educational experiences from arrangement of educational excursions that are provided to students, in
addition to the cognitive aspect is the development of affective and social characteristics, the classroom—
teaching can’t be developed.

Limitations of Educational Excursions
The following are some limitations with the characteristics of educational excursions too. The teacher
should keep them—
1. Educational tours are offered by the information and knowledge of the facts, it is worthwhile to do
so, but time, money and energy terms are more expensive. Only one or two excursions are possible
in a year.
2. Excursions to other topics of classroom—teaching is hindered. Therefore, it should be provided in
the holidays.
3. Grade students who are poor, it is unable to take part in excursions. All students don’t get benefi t
of it.
4. Student takes educational excursion as an entertainment. It doesn’t have educational importance.
Student doesn’t use the guide sheet properly.

Self-Assessment

1. Fill in the blanks:
(i) ..................... determine the components of education.
(ii) ..................... developed plan method.
(iii) The purpose of the learning process is to generate ..................... circumstances.
(iv) ..................... developd the methodology of school tourism.
(v) The teaching of history and geography was considered to be monotonous before .....................
century.

8.4 Project Teaching Strategy

Project method is considered as innovative method of teaching. Its development is a result of socital
trend in education. Education should be given to such type which would enable the life. It’s promoter
was the student of W. H. Kilpatrick John Deewee.

This method is experience based. It lays special emphasis on the socialization of
children. It can be used very well in the teaching of social subjects.

Format—It’s format is as follows—
1. Problems related to students’ life is presented in real terms. Students will experience the problem.
2. Plan is prepared for resoving the problem.
3. Various information are collected for it.

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