TEACHING WITH CONTRIVED EXPERIENCES

CHAPTER 8

SUMMARY:

                Contrived experience are "edited" copies of reality and are used as substitutes for real things when it is not practical or not possible to bring or do the real thing in the classroom.These includes models,mock ups,specimens, objects, simulations and games.

              *Model is a reproduction of real things in a small scale, or large scale, or exact size- but made of synthetic materials.

               *Mock ups arrangement of real device or associated devices.

           *Specimen is any individual or item considered typical of the group, class or whole.

               *Objects may also include artifacts displayed in the museum.

          *Simulation is a  representation of a manageable real events in which learner are the active participants.

               *Games are played to win.

          It is necessary for teachers so that students can really relate,picture out and understand the lessons selected e.g. is planetarium which is about the planets.They can picture out different planets in the universe wherein our naked eye can't see. It also makes our classes interactive and develop decision making skills and knowledge construction skills of our students.

REFLECTION:

       

                 I learned that contrived experiences really help teacher to attain lesson objectives. These are use as representation when things or objects are impossible to bring in the classroom,by these contrived experiences students can create and imagine things that make the class interactive.
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