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Edgar Dale is a well-known teacher in the United States, famous for his famous Cone of Experience. He made various contributions to the study of the perception of visual and auditory information, including the development of many methodologies on these issues. In 1969, Edgar Dale suggested and concluded that:
- listening to lectures on a topic or reading materials on a subject is the least effective way to learn something;
- Teaching others and using the studied material in your own life is the most effective way to learn something.
Edgar Dale taught the same teaching material to his students, but in different ways. And then I analyzed their ability to recall the information learned after graduation.
Although the cone is indeed based on the results of Dale's research, the percentages were not calculated by Dale, but by his followers as a result of their own research.
Even though the Cone of Learning, which has gained widespread acceptance, is not entirely accurate, it is a guide to the most effective learning techniques that the human brain can perceive.
Learning Cone explains clearly why fragments from a film are better remembered than a book on the same topic read. The film uses audio and visual aspects that the human brain is more likely to remember.
How to effectively learn and memorize a topic:
1. Give lectures
While listening to lectures is one of the worst ways to learn, lecturing on your topic (as a teacher) is one of the most effective.
2. Write articles
If you have a blog or web page, you can compile articles on your topic.
3. Create video programs
Even if you do not have your own blog or web page, there are now many video portals, for example, Youtube, where you can upload your videos for free viewing. This is a very effective method, since you are preparing lecture material that is available not to a narrow circle of listeners of the lecture, but to a potential global audience.
4. Talk with your friends
One of the simplest techniques available to you is communicating with people in your social circle. At any moment, bring up a topic that interests you for discussion and convey to your friends all the wealth of knowledge you have on this topic. The more people you discuss this with, the more likely you are to remember this material in the future. Plus, there are literally hundreds of ways to conduct such discussions online by participating in hobby forums, chat rooms or social media.
5. Do it yourself
Whatever you teach others, you must be sure that you are doing it yourself.
Just remember that the data in the Learning Cone is not a dogma. Everyone can have their own approach to learning.
Referring to the data in the cone, Dale insisted that they should not be accepted as absolute truth.
He presented the research results in the form of the "Learning Cone" diagram.
- listening to lectures on a topic or reading materials on a subject is the least effective way to learn something;
- Teaching others and using the studied material in your own life is the most effective way to learn something.
Edgar Dale taught the same teaching material to his students, but in different ways. And then I analyzed their ability to recall the information learned after graduation.
Although the cone is indeed based on the results of Dale's research, the percentages were not calculated by Dale, but by his followers as a result of their own research.
Even though the Cone of Learning, which has gained widespread acceptance, is not entirely accurate, it is a guide to the most effective learning techniques that the human brain can perceive.
Learning Cone explains clearly why fragments from a film are better remembered than a book on the same topic read. The film uses audio and visual aspects that the human brain is more likely to remember.
How to effectively learn and memorize a topic:
1. Give lectures
While listening to lectures is one of the worst ways to learn, lecturing on your topic (as a teacher) is one of the most effective.
2. Write articles
If you have a blog or web page, you can compile articles on your topic.
3. Create video programs
Even if you do not have your own blog or web page, there are now many video portals, for example, Youtube, where you can upload your videos for free viewing. This is a very effective method, since you are preparing lecture material that is available not to a narrow circle of listeners of the lecture, but to a potential global audience.
4. Talk with your friends
One of the simplest techniques available to you is communicating with people in your social circle. At any moment, bring up a topic that interests you for discussion and convey to your friends all the wealth of knowledge you have on this topic. The more people you discuss this with, the more likely you are to remember this material in the future. Plus, there are literally hundreds of ways to conduct such discussions online by participating in hobby forums, chat rooms or social media.
5. Do it yourself
Whatever you teach others, you must be sure that you are doing it yourself.
Just remember that the data in the Learning Cone is not a dogma. Everyone can have their own approach to learning.
Referring to the data in the cone, Dale insisted that they should not be accepted as absolute truth.
He presented the research results in the form of the "Learning Cone" diagram.