Advantages and Disadvantages of Story-Telling [PDF]

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Advantages and disadvantages of Story-telling



Advantages



Disadvantages



Story telling has more benefits as an effective method of instruction ,because: - involves many mediums of communication for example use of gestures,song and dance. - moulds characters and provides enjoyment. - broadens the knowledge of the children and the cultural beliefs and activites. - establishes good relationships among pupils and their teacher.



Story telling has also negative impacts as it can disadvantages learners: - If the story teller doesn't have the required skills. - Extensively use of the story telling method tends to produce passive listeners who receive information without much probing questioning to understand much better. - poor method of active participation by learners as it lessens the opportunity for them to learn by doing