Chapter VIII

Teaching with Contrived Experiences

Introduction

The model of an atom, globe, the planetarium, the simulated election process and the preserved specimens fall under contrived experiences, the second hand experiences in Dale’s Cone of Experiences.

Let us make use of an ‘edited version of the direct experiences.

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Conclusion

The instructional materials of contrived experiences enable students to see the things that cannot be see in reality because it is the substitutes of real things when it is not feasible to bring in the class.

It also help to overcome limited time and space, to edit reality for us focus on the parts, to help learner understand a certain topic better and to increase students increase the ability to apply certain principles.