This document discusses using contrived experiences like models, mock ups, specimens and objects as substitutes for real things in the classroom. It explains that these contrived experiences help overcome limitations of space and time, difficulties of size, and help learners understand abstractions. Games are also discussed as being used to practice or refine knowledge, identify gaps, review concepts, and develop new relationships among principles. The document provides examples of intelligence tasks and questions to evaluate whether a contrived experience is necessary and accurately represents important details.

1. TEACHING WITH CONTRIVED
EXPERIENCES

2. WHAT ARE CONTRIVED
EXPERIENCE?
These are ‘’edited” copies of reality and are used
as substitutes for real things when it is not
practical or not possible to bring or do the real
things in the classroom.

3. MODELS
A model is a “reproduction of a real thing in a
small scale, or large scale, or exact size but made
of synthetic materials.

4. MOCK UP
A mock up is “an arrangement of a real device or
associated device, displayed in such a way that
representation of reality is created.

5. SPECIMEN
A specimen is any individual or item considered
typical of a group , class or whole.

6. OBJECTS
Objects may also include artifacts displayed in a
museum or objects displayed in exhibits or
preserved insects specimens in science.

7. SIMULATION
Simulation is a “representation of manageable real
event in which the learner is an active participant
engaged in learning a behavior or in applying
previously acquired skills or knowledge”.

8. WHY DO WE MAKE USE OF
CONTRIVED EXPERIENCE?
We use models, mock ups, specimens and objects
to:
1.Overcome limitations of space and time,
2.To overcome difficulties of size,
3.To understand the inaccessible ,
4.Help the learners understand abstraction.

9. GAMES
Games are used for any of these purposes:
1.To practice and or to refine knowledge/skill
already acquired,
2.To identify gaps or weaknesses in knowledge or
skill,
3.To serve as a summation or review
4.To develop new relationships among concepts
and principles.

10. LIST OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
TASKS
 Whistle a few notes of any Filipino song
 Draw stick figure of a man or a woman
 Easily derive a lesson from nature
 Share his philosophy of life
 Stand on one foot with her eyes closed for at
least five seconds

11. GUIDE QUESTION IN EVALUATING
CONTRIVED EXPERIENCES
• Is the model or mock up necessary or can you
make use of the original?
• Are u important details of construction correct?
• Does the model oversimplify the idea?
• If it is workable, will it stand up under frequent
use?