EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

BASIC FACT ABOUT EDUCATION SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ‘Cone of Experience’ was developed by ____
A
Edgar Dale
B
Jeanne Clum
C
Ponting Barry
D
Jereme Krusner
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During the 1960s, Edgar Dale theorized that learners retain more information by what they “do” as opposed to what is “heard”, “read” or “observed”. His research led to the development of the Cone of Experience.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Cone of Experience is a learning model introduced by Edgar Dale that illustrates the concreteness levels of learning experiences based on the medium. It takes the shape of an inverted cone, which shows the abstract learning experience at the peak and progresses into the most concrete experiences down to the base.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1946, Dale introduced the Cone of Experience concept in a textbook on audiovisual methods in teaching. He revised it for a second printing in 1954 and again in 1969.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Dale’s cone of experience helps teachers to plan different kinds of learning experiences in order to create the most effective learning environment for the purpose of studying geographical contents. Direct, purposeful experience: The cone of experience is started with direct, purposeful experience at its base.

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