TEACHING WITH CONTRIVED EXPERIENCE S

What is contrive experience?

• Contrived experience are the edited copies of reality and are used to substitutes for real things when it is not practical or not possible to bring in the classroom.

Contrived experiences:u Mock- upu Modelu Specimenu Objectsu SimulationuGames

Mock-upu Is an arrangement of a real device or associated devices.

u A special model where the parts of a model where the parts of a model can be manipulated.

ModelsuIs a reproduction of a real thing in a

small scale, large scale, or exact size- but made of synthetic materials.

uSubstitute for a real thing which may or may not be operational.

SpecimenuIs item considered typical of a group, class or a whole any individual.

ObjectsuInclude artifacts displayed in a museum or objects displayed in exhibits or preserved insects specimen in science.

SimulationuRepresentation of a manageable real event in which the learner is an active participant engaged in learning behavior or in applying previously acquired skills or knowledge. Ex:

1.Election of class2.Earthquake drills

Games Purpose of games: 1.to practice knowledge/skills already acquired. 2.to identify gaps in knowledge or skills 3.to serve as a summation or review. 4.to develop new relationships among concepts and principles.

Why do we make use of contrived experiences?uto overcome limitations of space

and time.uto "edit" realityuto overcome difficulties of sizeuti understand the accessibleuhelp the learners understand

abstractions

PROJECT IN PROF. ED. 4

Prepared by: Jefferson M. Edrosolan Rociel B. Guadalupe

Prepared to:

Grace B. Abella