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Term: 1st Term

Week: 6

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Commerce

Topic:-      Specialization

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

  1. Define “specialization” and “division of labour”
  2. State the advantages and disadvantages of specialization

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 production

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains the meaning of specialization and division of labour

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She states the advantages and disadvantages of specialization

 

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

SPECIALIZATION

Specialization in business involves focusing on one product or a limited

scope of products so as to become more efficient. Specialization can

increase productivity and provide a comparative advantage for a firm or

economy.

 

Division of labor combines specialization and the partition of a complex

production task into several, or many, sub-tasks

 

ADVANTAGES OF SPECIALIZATION

  1. Creation of job opportunities
  2. it saves time
  3. workers are less fatigued
  4. There is an increase in production and productivity

 

DISADVANTAGES OF SPECIALIZATION

  1. Use of machines reduce human employment
  2. work becomes boring and monotonous due to routine and repetition
  3. It brings about immobility

 

EVALUATION:   1. Define ‘specialization’ and ‘division of labour’

  1. State the advantages and disadvantages of specialization

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively