2. Direct, Purposeful Experiences
And Beyond
“ From the rich experiences that
our senses bring, we construct
the ideas, the concepts, the
generalizations that give
meaning and order to our lives. ”
3. Focus Questions:
2. For meaningful learning, where
should these direct and purposeful
experiences lead the learners to?
1. What do direct, purposeful
experiences refer to?
4. What are referred to as direct,
purposeful experiences?
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
They are sensory experiences.
12. Indirect Purposeful Experiences
Are experiences of other people that we
observe, read or hear about
They are not our own self-experiences
but still experiences in the sense that we
see, read and hear about them
They are not firsthand but rather vicarious
experiences
13.
14. The experiences are not purely
mechanical. They are not a matter of
going through the motion. These are not
“mere sensory excitation”. They are
experiences that are internalized in the
sense that this experiences involve the
asking of questions that have significance
in the life of a person undergoing the
direct experience.
15.
16. An ounce of experience is better than a ton of
theory because it is only in experience that
any theory has vital and verifiable significance.
An experience, a very humble experience, is
capable of generating and carrying any
amount of theory (or intellectual content), but
a theory apart from an experience cannot be
definitely grasped as a theory. It tends to
become a mere verbal formula, a set of
catchwords used to render thinking, or
genuine theorizing unnecessary and
impossible.
John Dewey (1916) Fundamental Point
17.
18. Provide students the opportunities to learn by doing
Make use of real instructional materials as much as
we can
Helping the development of five senses to the full to
heighten their sensitivity to the world
Draw meaning from their firsthand experience
Budget of purchasing materials sets the teacher free
from worrying
Implications of direct, purposeful
experience to teaching-learning process
21. Learning is an active process
Nobody can learn for us in the same way
that nobody can eat for us, nor live for us,
nor die for us. “Only I can learn for myself.
As a learner , I must therefore, be actively
engage in the learning process.” This means
that we actively engage the learners in the
learning activities if we want them to learn
what we intend to teach. We have to give
varied activities to our students for “hands-
on-minds-on” learning.
22. References:
Educational Technology 1
By: Brenda B. Corpuz, Ph.D.
Second Edition
Principles of Teaching 1
By: Brenda B. Corpuz, Ph.D.
Gloria G. Salandanan, Ph.D
P. 73-74
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