Educational Technology Topic

1. Subject: Modern Educational
Technology
Professor: Michelle Mustacisa,
Ph.D.
Term: 2st Semester S.Y. 2018-
2019
Discussant: Jessa B. Marquez
Topic: Direct, Purposeful
Experiences
LESSON 7

2. “From the rich experiences
that our senses bring, we
construct the ideas, the
concepts, the
generalizations that give
meaning and order to our
lives”.
- Edgar Dale

3. 1. “The meaning of negative discrimination
index and positive discrimination index
became crystal clear to me only when we did
an item analysis of our test items.”- Grade VI
teacher
2. “It was only when I went to the Manila zoo
that I learned that a giraffe is that tall and an
elephant is that big.” – Grade 4 pupil
TESTIMONIES

4. TESTIMONIES
3. “My husband and children used to do computer job for
me which made me totally dependent on them. The problem
was they were not always around to help me with my
reports, lecture notes, etc. To redeem myself from my
helplessness, I forced myself to learn, first of all encoding,
then sending e-mail and surfing the Internet. What
encouraged me was my five-year old granddaughter who
could do what I was not capable of doing. Now I feel
liberated. I can encode and print my lectures, send e-mails,
surf the Internet, and do PowerPoint lecture presentations,
even when no one is around to help only after I had to do
these things myself.”
- Graduate School Professor

5. TESTIMONIES
4. “My boss assigned me to put the transparencies
on the plate of the overhead projector while he
delivered his lecture on stage. It turned out that the
first transparency was not positioned upright for the
audience. I repositioned the transparency but it was
still inverted. I felt nervous and the woman in the
audience who was seated nearby came to my rescue.
I have never forgotten that experience but having
been assigned the task repeatedly, I can say I am
now expert at the OHP.
-Secretary to the Dean

6. What are referred to as
direct, purposeful
experiences?

7. What are referred to as direct, purposeful
experiences?
These 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 sensory experiences.

8. What are referred to as direct, purposeful
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 or indirect
experiences.

9. Why are these direct
experiences described to
be purposeful?

10. Because:
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 experiences.
Because:
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 experiences.
Why are these direct experiences described to be
purposeful?

11. Because:
They are also described as purposeful
because these experiences are
undergone in relation to a purpose,
i.e. learning. It is done in relation to a
certain learning objective.
Why are these direct experiences described to be
purposeful?

12. Direct experiences serve as the foundation of concept
formation, generalization and abstraction. John Dewey (1916)
has made this fundamental point succinctly:
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
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.
Direct experiences serve as the foundation of concept
formation, generalization and abstraction. John Dewey (1916)
has made this fundamental point succinctly:
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.
Direct experiences serve as the foundation of concept
formation, generalization and abstraction. John Dewey (1916)
has made this fundamental point succinctly:
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.

13. If direct, purposeful experiences
or first hand sensory experiences
make us learn concepts and skills
effectively, what does this imply to
the teaching-learning process?

14. First, let us give our students
opportunities to learn by doing. Let us
immerse our students in the world of
experience.
If direct, purposeful experiences or first hand sensory
experiences make us learn concepts and skills effectively, what
does this imply to the teaching-learning process?

15. Second, let us make use of real
things as instructional materials for
as long as we can.
If direct, purposeful experiences or first hand sensory
experiences make us learn concepts and skills effectively, what
does this imply to the teaching-learning process?

16. Third, let us help the students
develop the five senses to the full
to heighten their sensitivity to the
world.
If direct, purposeful experiences or first hand sensory
experiences make us learn concepts and skills effectively, what
does this imply to the teaching-learning process?

17. Fourth, let us guide our students so that
they can draw meaning from their first hand
experiences and elevate their level of
thinking. As mentioned in Lesson 5, let us
not be tempted to get stuck to the concrete
and fail to bring up our students to the
higher level of thinking process.
If direct, purposeful experiences or first hand sensory
experiences make us learn concepts and skills effectively, what
does this imply to the teaching-learning process?

18. Direct experiences are firsthand experiences that
serve as the foundation of learning. The opposite of
direct experiences are indirect or vicarious
experiences.
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.
SUMMING UP

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20. Subject: Modern Educational
Technology
Professor: Michelle Mustacisa,
Ph.D.
Term: 2st Semester S.Y. 2018-
2019
Discussant: Jessa B. Marquez
Topic: Direct, Purposeful
Experiences