THE CONE OF

EXPERIENCE

The cone of experience

the cone is a visual analogy, and like all analogies, it does not

bear an exact and detailed relationship to the complex elements it

represents.

Cone of experiences

Direct Purposeful Experiences

these are first-hand experiences or learning by doing.

these are our concrete and that make up the foundation of our

learning.

Contrived Experiences

this are edited copies of reality and are used as substitutes for

real things.

we make use of a representative models or mock-ups.

Dramatized Experiences

all dramatization is essentially a process of communication.

can arrange from the formal plays, pageants, tableau,

pantomime and role playing.

Demonstration

good demonstration is good communication.

guiding principles must we observe in using demonstration as a

teaching learning.

• Establish Rapport

• Avoid the COIK fallacy(Clear Only If Known)

• Watch for key points.

Study trips

field trips offer an excellent bridge between the work of the

school and the work of the world outside.

procedures must we follow to avoid the failed study trips.

• preliminary planning by the teacher.

• pre-planning with others going on the trip.

Exhibits

these are displays to be seen by spectators.

Television and motion picture

can reconstruct the reality of the past so effectively that we are

made to feel are there.

Still pictures, Recording, Radio

these are visual and auditory devices which may be used by an

individual or a group.

Visual Symbols

it is not tangible

visual symbols include drawing, cartoons, strip drawings,

diagram, charts, graphs and maps.

Verbal Symbols

it is a critical thinking and have a formula’s.

The cone of experience is a visual, a pictorial

device that presents band of experience arrange

according to degree of abstract and not degree of

difficulty.