EFFICACY OF HANDS ON ACTIVITIES AND LECTURE METHODS ON THE
ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
According to Pirttimaa et al., 2015 through hands-on
activities, students acquire knowledge, apply the taught concept,
and may develop a feasible solution to the problem.
The significance of implementing hands-on activities in the
development of students' knowledge and skills can foster a
dynamic learning-centered environmemt.
Fuad et al., 2018 found that hands-on learning motivates
students to explore and learn new information and skills while
also cultivating a love of lifetime learning.
The importance of learning by doing has already made a
significant impact on students’ education wherein it helps the
students to develop their passion in learning and their own way
of learning process through the use of their abilities and
capabilities.
Alkan (2016) pointed out that when learners are fully
engaged in hands-on activities they are likely to appreciate and
learn what they are being taught.
It emphasizes the importance of students’ engagement in
experiential process which may result to a wide range of
student’s learnings and help them to fully understand the
knowledge acquired to them.
According to Holstermann et al., 2010 stated that the
thoughtfully created hands-on activities help students become
more aware of their surroundings, spark their curiosity, and
guide them through engaging experiences.
It highlights the idea corresponds to one of the
primary benefits of hands-on activities, which is the flexibility
it provides to the students. Hands-on Activities frequently
allows students to independently access educational materials and
resources, allowing them to have their progress through the
content at a pace that suits their individual learning styles and
preferences.
According to Sikandar, 2016 any relevant knowledge or
information can be considered to be experiential as it somewhat
relates either directly or indirectly to the prior experience of
the individual learner.
It emphasizes that meaningful learning may be ensured when
the concepts of learning by doing are applied to spontaneous
activities that learners engage in.
Von Stumm et al., 2011 stated that when hands-on learning
instruction is integrated into the process of learning, learners
can interact with one another, share experiences, reduce the fear
of trying and develop the inner drive (curiosity) to learning and
exploration.
It highlights the advantages of acquiring experiential
activities to the development of the students’ skills. This may
result to healthy environment to the students by social
interaction and improvement of their learning capabilities. This
approach has the potential to improve learners' ability to
actively engage with the knowledge they are learning, resulting
in more effective skills acquisition.
Franklin et al., 2005 assumed that working in some hands-on
activities is a way that provides more realistic and exciting
experience of the content that give improvements to the students’
education.
In essence, this study highlights that conducting
hands-on activities leads to positive motivational outcomes and
improve the student learning experience by providing greater
flexibility, encouraging active engagement, and providing on-
demand access to educational content.
According to Bates et al., 2002 learners develop values,
attitudes, knowledge and skills through active engagement in
learning by doing process that are needed to make responsible
decisions and take appropriate actions in regard to their own
learning during independent learning activities.
This has been necessary to include active learning
methodologies that entail a greater degree of involvement on the
part of the student, a greater dynamism in learning and a greater
interaction with the contents.
Copperstein et al., 2004 stated while explaining the
benefits of hands-on activities, “abstract concepts become
meaningful, transferable, and retained because they are attached
to performance of an activity”.
It emphasizes that when students have the opportunity to
take learning into their own hands, they become proud and
motivated to continue to grow and learn.
Haury et al., 2015 posit that hands-on learning approach
involves the child in a total learning experience which enhances
the child’s ability to think critically for a nice outcome of the
knowledge or learnings they gained.
The significance of actively implementing hands-on learning
to the students’ education will bring different outcomes as they
wanted to have by turning their knowledge and skills through
experiences.
