Direct, Purposeful Experiences and

Beyond

OBJECTIVESIdentify what is Direct, Purposeful Experiences.

Share Experiences to the class.

Show Experiences to the class.

What are referred to as direct, Purposeful experiences?

These are our 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).

They are sensory experiences.

In contrast, indirect 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.

Why are these direct experiences described to be purposeful?

Purposeful because the experiences are not purely mechanical.

They are not matter of going through the motion. These are not “mere sensory’.

They are experiences that are internalized in the sense that these experiences involve the asking of questions that have significance in the life of the person undergoing the direct experience.

They are also described as purposeful because these experiences are undergone in relation to a purpose i.e. learning.

Why do we want our students to have a direct experience in conducting an experiment in the laboratory?

It is done in relation to a certain learning objective.

If direct, purposeful experiences or firsthand

sensory experiences make us learn concepts and skills

effectively, what does this imply to the teaching-

learning process??

First, lets us give our students opportunities to learn by doing. Lets us immerse our students in the world of experience.

Second, let us make use of real things as instructional materials for as long as we can.

Third, let us help the students develop the five senses to the full to heighten their sensitivity to the world.

Fourth, let us guide our students so that they can draw meaning from their firsthand experiences and elevate their level of thinking.

Direct experiences are firsthand experiences that serve as the foundation of learning.

The opposite of direct experiences are indirect or vicarious experienced.

Direct experiences lead us to concept formation and abstraction. We should not end our lessons knowing only the concrete.

We go beyond the concrete by reaching the level of abstract concepts.

The End!!!