By: Jamie Vasquez

Deductive Method In the deductive method, the teacher tells or shows

directly what she/he wants to teach. This is also referred to as direct instruction. How does the teacher proceed when he/she teaches deductively? Here are some examples:

A teacher wants to teach his/her pupils how to add similar fractions. She begins by stating the rule: To add similar fractions just add numerators then copy the denominator. Then she will gives examples. After which she will give written exercises for her pupils.

Or she/he begins her/his lesson with generalization that geographical location influences peoples’ way of life. Then she/he will give proofs that this is so by showing them an economic map of Philippines. Then study the map with them. Those who live near the sea are fishermen. Their main product is fish. Those who live in wide plains like Central Plain of Luzon, Cagayan Valley have rice as main product and farming as main occupation.

Steps in deductive approach

Deductive approach of teaching follows the steps given below for effective teaching

ü Clear recognition of the problem

ü Search for a tentative hypothesis

ü Formulating of a tentative hypothesis

ü Verification

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF DEDUCTIVE METHOD

Advantages- lesson is straight to the point many rules can be more explicitly and quickly explained allow more time for practice and application time saving.Disadvantages quite formal encourages the belief that learning a language is simply a

case of knowing the rules passive and boring lesson teacher-centered (one way communication)

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