2. Agenda
• What do direct,
purposeful
experiences refer to?
• For meaningful
learning, where
should these direct
and purposeful
experiences lead the
learners to?
3. ACTIVITY
“The meanings of negative
discrimination index and positive
discrimination index became
crystal clear to me only when we
did an item analysis of our tests
items.” – GRADE VI
“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
IV
5. The way to get started is
to quit talking and begin
doing.
Walt Disney
6. What are referred to
as direct, purposeful
experiences?
There are concrete and
firsthand experiences that
make up the foundation of
learning. These are the rich
experiences that our senses
bring from which we
construct the ideas,
concepts, the generalizations
that give meaning and order
to our lives. (Dale, 1969).
They are sensory
experiences.
7. • In contrast, indirect
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 vicarious
experiences.
Examples of firsthand
experiences:
• Preparing meals;
• Making piece of
furniture;
• Doing power point
presentation;
• Performing a laboratory
experiences;
• Delivering a speech; and
• Taking a trip.
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8. Why are there direct
experiences
described to be
purposeful?
• Purposeful because the
experiences are not purely
mechanical;
• They are not a “mere sensory
excitation”; and
• 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.
9. Examples:
“Direct, Purposeful
Experiences and Beyond”
implies that these direct
experiences must not be the
period or the end.
• We must be brought to a
higher plane – refers to
the level of generalization
and abstraction.
10. John Dewey
(1916)
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.
11. If direct, purposeful
experiences or firsthand
sensory experiences make
us learn concepts and skills
effectively, what does this
imply to the teaching-
learning-process?
12. First, let us give our students opportunities to learn by
doing. Let us immerse our students in the world of experience.
Second, let us make use of real things instructional
material for as long as we can.
Third, let us help the students develop the five senses to
the full to heightens their sensitivity to the world.
Fourth, let us guide our students so that they can drew
meaning from their firsthand experiences and elevate their level
of thinking.
13. Conclusion
Experiences that are internalized in the
sense that these experiences involve
the asking questions that have
significance in the life of that person.
Direct purposeful experiences
represents reality or the closet things to
real, everyday life.
