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Labour as a factor of production

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Term: 1st Term

Week: 10

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Economics

Topic:-       Labour as a factor of production

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define labour as a factor of production
  2. State the characteristics of labour
  3. Discuss the importance of labour

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on land as a factor of production

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines labour as a factor of production

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses the characteristics and importance of labour

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

LABOUR AS A FACTOR OF PRODUCTION

Labour as a factor of production is defined as both physical and mental

effort of man directed to production.

The reward for labour is a WAGE OR SALARY

 

TYPES OF LABOUR

  1. Unskilled labour
  2. Semi- skilled labour
  3. Skilled labour

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOUR

  1. Labour is a human factor of production
  2. Labour is mobile
  3. Labour is not fixed
  4. Labour cannot be stored like capital
  5. Labour requires motivation
  6. It is variable in supply
  7. Labour can be skilled through training
  8. The reward of labour is wage or salary.

 

IMPORTANCE OF LABOUR

  1. Labour provides the necessary man power or personnel required for the production of goods and services
  2. It is an active factor of production
  3. Labour is required in industries to operate machines and carry out the various production process.
  4. It influences other factors of production actively. Labour plays an active role on other factors of production because without labour, land and capital will remain idle.
  5. Labour helps to produce goods and services for people’s consumption.

 

EFFICIENCY OF LABOUR

Efficiency of labour is the ability of labour to attain higher level of output

with a reduction in the quality of output. It is referred to an increase in

productivity per labour employed.

Efficiency of labour is enhanced by the level of education and training.

 

FACTORS THAT DETERMINE THE EFFICIENCY OF LABOUR

  1. Education and training
  2. Provision of welfare services
  3. Improved working conditions
  4. Job security
  5. Availability of necessary equipment and tools
  6. Technological improvement
  7. Improvement in health facilities
  8. Quality of other facilities
  9. Application of division of labour and specialization
  10. High wages or salaries
  11. Promotion
  12. Climate conditions
  13. Effective and efficient management

EVALUATION:    1. Define labour as a factor of production

  1. State three characteristics of labour
  2. Discuss five importance of labour

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively