Chapter 7 : Direct, Purposeful Experiences
and Beyond
These are concrete and firsthand experiences
that make up the foundation of our learning. These are the rich experiences that
our senses bring from which we construct the ideas, the concepts, the generalizations
that give meaning and order to our lives. (Dale,1969).
DIRECT ACTIVITIES
making a piece of furniture
doing power point presentation
performing laboratory
experiment
delivering a speech
taking a trip
preparing meals
INDIRECT EXPERIENCE
- are experiences of other people that we
observed, read or hear about. They are not firsthand but rather vicarious experiences.
Why are these direct experiences
described to be purposeful?
- Purposeful because the experiences are
not purely mechanical.
- They are also described as purposeful
because these experiences are undergone in relation to a purpose, i.e. learning.
DIRECT,PURPOSEFUL EXPERIENCE AND BEYOND
- these direct experiences must not be the
period or the end. We must be brought to a higher plane. The higher plane
referred to here is the level of generalization and abstraction.
IF DIRECT PURPOSEFUL EXPERIENCES OR FIRSTHAND
SENSORY EXPERIENCES MAKE US LEARN CONCEPTS AND SKILLS EFFECTIVELY, WHAT DOES
THIS IMPLY TO THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS?
1. Let us give our students opportunities
to learn by doing.
2. Let us make use of real things as instructional
materials for as long as we can.
3. Let us help the students develop the
five senses to the full to the heighten their sensitivity to the world.
4. Let us guide our students so that they
can draw meaning from their firsthand experiences and elevate their level thinking.
Reflection:
In teaching- learning process we should give
our students opportunities in learning by doing and as a teacher; we should
help them to develop their senses to heighten their sensitivity to the world.
This way of teaching is known to be the most
effective way of teaching the students because people say, “Experiences are the best teacher”
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