Lesson 7: Direct Purposeful Experiences

                       

•  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 meals or snacks.

                        

• Making a piece of furniture

                        

• Performing a laboratory experiment

           

• Delivering a speech

            

• Taking a trip

            

Why are these direct experiences described to be purposeful?   

•  They are experiences that are internalized in the sense that experiences involve the asking of questions that have significance in the life of the person undergoing the direct experiences.

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

•   It is done in relation to a 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 immerse our students in the world of experience.
• 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 they can draw meaning from the first hand experiences and elevate their level of thinking.