Lesson 7: Direct and Purposeful Experiences

  Following Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience, this lesson will provide wider details about the first and most concrete among the instructional materials, the direct and purposeful experiences.

Learning as they say, must start from concrete to abstract. As the first of Dale’s Cone of Experience, Direct and Purposeful Experiences serve as the foundation of learning. Moreover, firsthand experiences leave long-term learning to the students. But, even concrete experiences were not enough. As a facilitator, teachers must also consider the critical thinking and abstracting ability of the students. We must not rely always on concrete learning, but we must explore and go beyond to attain better and broader understanding.