DIRECT, PURPOSEFUL EXPERIENCES AND BEYOND

“From the rich experiences that our

senses bring, we construct the ideas, the

concepts, the generalizations that

give meaning and order to our lives.”

“The meanings of negative discrimination

index and positive discrimination index

became crystal clear to me when we did an item

analysis of our test items” – Grade IV

teacher

“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

to learn, first of all encoding, then sending e-mail and surfing the

internet. What encourage me was my seven year old grand daughter could do

what I was not capable of doing. Now I feel

liberated. I can encode and print my lectures, send emails, surf the

Internet, do PowerPoint lecture presentations, even when no one is

around to help

only after I had to do these things myself.” –

Graduate School Professor

“My boss assigned me to put the transparencies

on the plate of 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 transparencies but still it

was inverted. I felt nervous and the woman in the audience who was seated nearby came to

rescue. I have never forgotten that

experience,

but having been assigned the task

repeatedly, I can say I am now expert at that

OHP.” – Secretary to the Dean

“It was only when I went to Manila zoo that I

learned that a giraffe is that tall and an elephant is that big.” – Grade IV

pupil

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MAKING THE CONNECTION

Any principle you learned from the Principles of Teaching that connects to learning by direct experiences? Explain? Why it is connected?

Our lack of understanding is often due to our lack of attention. Our lack of attention is due to a failure in the use of our senses. Connect this to the firsthand or sensory experiences.

Emerson wrote:Seven men went

through a field, one after another. One was a farmer, he saw only the grass; the

next was an astronomer, he saw the horizon and stars; the physician noticed the

standing water and suspected miasma;

he was followed by a soldier, who glanced over

the ground, found it is easy to hold, and saw in the

moment how the troops could be disposed; then came the geologist, who noticed the boulders and

sandy loam; after him came the real state broker,

who bethought him how the line of the house lots

should run, where would be the driveway, and the

stables. The poet admired the shadows cast by some

tress, and still more the music of some thrushes and

meadow lark.

REFERENCECorpuz, Brenda B. and Lucido, Paz L. (2008).

Educational technology 1. Cubao Quezon City, Philippines: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.

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