Learning = Experiencing
How do you learn a new concept? A new idea? A new Word? Do you have to write it down in a list? Do you just have to see it once visually? Do you have to explain to another person? Are you signing a tune to it? We are all different in learning, but we all benefit from the same idea. The more experince we invest, the more memory we gain.
In 1933 Dale wrote a paper on how to effectively create a High School film appreciation class. This paper has been noted for having a very different view of adolescent interaction with films than that taken by the Film Control Boards of the time. Dale Cone of Experience is a visual related ability.
Dale Cone of Experince: Edgar Dale (April 27, 1900 – March 8, 1985) was an American educationist who developed the famous Cone of Experience. He made several contributions to audio and visual instruction, including a methodology for analyzing the content of motion pictures. He was a professor of education at Ohio State University.
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