Lecture 6-2 - Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience
Lecture 6-2 - Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience
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The cone is based on the relationships of
various educational experiences to reality
(real life).
The bottom level of the cone, "direct
purposeful experiences," represents reality
or the closest things to real, everyday life.
The opportunity for a learner to use a variety
or several senses (sight, smell, hearing,
touching, movement) is considered in the cone.
Direct experience allows us to use all senses.
As you move up the cone, fewer senses are
involved at each level.
The more sensory channels possible in
interacting with a resource, the better the
chance that many students can learn from it.