Reflection
Dale’s Cone of Experience was intended as a way to describe
various learning experiences. The Cone
shows the progression of experiences from the most concrete (at the bottom of
the cone) to the most abstract (at the top of the cone). I learned that all of
the approaches could be used, depending on the needs of the learner. Cone of
experience is very helpful as it will aid tremendously in my future days in the
classroom and as a student now.
It
is important to note not more concrete experiences were better than more
abstract ones. This doesn’t mean reading and listening are not valuable
learning experiences, simply that “doing the real thing” can lead to the
retention of the largest amount of information. It is believed that the more
senses that are used, the greater our ability to learn from and remember an
event or experience. Teachers bring the world to the learner by the use of what
they read, hear, view among others.
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