LESSON 7 : Direct Purposeful Experience

• Does the material give a true picture of the ideas they present.

• Direct-purposeful experiences are our concrete and first hand 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 the sensory experiences.

EXAMPLES OF DIRECT PURPOSEFUL ACTIVITIES :

Preparing a meal or snack

Making A piece of furniture

Performing A Laboratory Experiment

Delivering a speech

Taking a Trip

Why are these direct experience described to be purposeful?

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

- These experiences are undergone in relation to a purpose, i.e learning.

- it is done in relation to certain learning objective.

What does Direct Purposeful Experience imply to the Teaching - Learning Process?

- Let us give our students opportunities to learn by doing

- Let us make use of real things as instructional materials for as long as we can.

- Let us help our students develop the five senses to the full heighten their sensitivity to the world.

- Let us guide our students so that can draw from the first hand experiences and elevate their level of thinking.