A BRIEF HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DEMONSTRATION IN THE TEACHING OF BIOLOGY.

The article focuses on the study which aims to determine the effect of using the demonstration method in teaching biology. Furthermore, the study examines the historical role of the demonstration method in biological pedagogy. The factors that have influenced the trends in the use of demonstrations in teaching biology includes: (1) the nature of biology; (2) the social and economic climate of the time; and (3) the prevailing philosophy of education. The author assesses the major historical periods in the development of the demonstration method. The changing role of the method is not due to positive educational research but the inconclusiveness of the research.