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experiments are responsible to explain the scientific phenomena, scientific laws and significance of scientific equations to the students. 6. Mobile laboratory van experiments are conducted in the van. This van replaces the conventional laboratory. Such experiments are laboratory experiments for the dropouts to help them to save the academic year. These experiments serve the needs of students of the study centre in rural areas and provide facilities for analysis and observations.
The experiments under "laboratory experiments" generally make 75 percent of the syllabus. Hence, the counsellor has to plan carefully about the schedule and execute them effectively and efficiently. Time management also plays a great role in the laboratory counselling.
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While attending the counselling sessions, the counsellors should note down the following pertinent points: (i) Student's time is precious and every minute should be utilized properly. (i) Since the students of distance education are mostly employed and aged, learning process is an additional work to their engagements in office and at home. (iii) The counsellor has to show affection towards his students and be committed to work. mainstay of a successful counsellor. (iv) It is also essential for the counsellor to enquire about his student's background and the level of practical training he had before. On the basis of the above information the students are grouped into two categories to impart effective counselling Group I: Needs close attention. Group II: Needs normal attention. (v) In order to obtain the required information from the students, a questionaire has to be prepared by the counsellor. (vi) Counsellor has to make prior arrangements in order to obtain equipments, chemicals, specimens and slides. Such arrangements will facilitate the students to make maximum use of their study time in the laboratory. (vii) It also requires advance planning to obtain required material beforehand. (viii) The procedure to conduct the experiments should be
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