3. Illustrate
with example of 5 reason why we make use of mock ups, models, specimens, and objects
1.
To overcome limitation of space and time
Firsthand experience is
effectively by enhancing learning, but it is too consuming of time and space as
well as so costly. Through the use of contrived experience as such above,
limitation of space and time can be surpassed. For example teacher want to
teach how to make a power point presentation, using mock up and model can the
teacher teach her student about it, instead of sending students in the computer
laboratory to explain all about. Another thing when the pre-school teacher want
to introduce real thing like frog to her students. While instead the teacher or
the students sending themselves outside the room finding the real one or
transfer them to the museum. Transfer of location is time killing.
2.
To edit reality for us to be able to focus on
part or a process of a system that we intend to study.
Firsthand experience is much
appropriately on learning acquisition, but
sometimes it will not be presented in instructional process often when
the lesson is about solar system which moon, planets and sun are the key player.
It is difficult to the teacher to bring those inside the class that can use as
an instructional materials in order to attained
lesson objectives. However acquisition of learning will not end even the
absence of the real thing is not be presented. Strategically speaking, teacher
seek for alternative things to be equipped on the lesson purposes. Example: if
the teacher intend teach to her student on how the solar eclipse is formed? To
edit the reality, simulation is in need through the use of circle objects or
ball with corresponding color and location signify the three elements such as
the moon located between the earth and sun, light attached on the moon object
to picture the reality of solar eclipse presented.
3.
To overcome difficulties of size
Size is a very common mistake to
introduce things specially to those pictographic learning. Using the model one,
learner can easily understand the difference between small and big. Example,
when the young student believe that the mother carabao is bigger than the
mother pig. Teacher should take place to prove that statement by showing both
picture which one is big and small.
4.
To understand the inaccessible
Using a
solar system sample given in above in such way is a good example in
understanding the inaccessible such as a
real things the moon, planets and sun. While even the real things is not accessible
to be presented in the class, using for such contrived experiences with model,
object, specimens and mock up, acquisition of learning will not end. Another
example, when real specimens will be included in your subject matter but you
cannot bring it in the class apparently so we had preserved specimens like preserve snake,
fetus, skull, skeletal and the like in the museum that can be used in our
learning process and acquisition of knowledge by the students.
5.
Help the learning understand abstraction
Abstraction
is a link of our learning but it will not guarantee the accuracy of knowledge
and skill specially when the learners is active learning. Through the use of
contrived experience presented by the
teacher, learners understand on what he read and abstraction turn genuinely to
the mind of the students, while simulate new ideas and knowledge. The teacher
used a theory which turn abstraction to the student. While the student trying
to simulate the real thing, teacher now will be using the five form of
experience to fully understand and to come up with the new ideas and let them
express her understanding.
