Cone Of Experience

CONE OF EXPERIENCE

CONE OF EXPERIENCE

- a visual model, a pictorial device that presents bands of experience arranged according to degree of abstraction and not degree of difficulty.

DIRECT PURPOSEFUL EXPERIENCES  first hand experiences  learning by doing  use of all senses

CONTRIVED EXPERIENCES  make use of models or mock ups of reality  necessary when real life experience

DRAMATIZED EXPERIENCES reconstructed experiences  gives better understan-ding of the event or of a

DEMONSTRATION S Visualized explanation of an important fact, idea, or process  show how certain things are

STUDY TRIPS  excursions and visits conducted to observe an event that is unavailable within the classroom

EXHIBITS

 displays to be seen by spectators models, charts or posters that are arranged meaningfully “for your eyes

TELEVISION AND MOTION PICTURES

Reconstruct the reality of the past that we are made to feel we are there

STILL PICTURES, RECORDINGS, RADIO  visual and auditory devices used by an individual or a

VISUAL SYMBOLS no longer involves reproducing real situations  help student see an idea, event or process

VERBAL SYMBOLS  not the objects or ideas for which they stand do not contain visual clues to their meaning  written words or spoken words

IMPLICATIONS OF THE CONE OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS

Do not use only one medium of communication in isolation. Rather we use many instructional materials to help the student conceptualize

Avoid teaching directly at the symbolic level of thought without adequate foundation of the concrete. Students’

When teaching, don't get stuck in the concrete. Strive to bring students to the symbolic or abstract level to